Articles filed under Illinois
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Board of Education gives new in-person schooling guidanceMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - New COVID-19 safety guidelines released Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education suggest in-person learning should be prioritized over e...
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Ex-Illinois police officer indicted in crash that killed manMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former southwestern Illinois police officer has been indicted on a drunken driving charge stemming from a highway crash that killed a man last ...
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Amtrak worker accused of stealing, selling 77 chain sawsMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A longtime Amtrak employee in New Jersey stole several dozen chain saws and hundreds of parts from the railroad and sold them online, according to a ...
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Ex-Illinois police officer indicted in crash that killed manMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former southwestern Illinois police officer has been indicted on a drunken driving charge stemming from a highway crash that killed a man last ...
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Health officials 'take a pause' on future United Center vaccine appointmentsMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Once touted as a vaccination destination for all of Illinois, the United Center's remaining 130,000-plus appointments for vaccine doses will only go to Chicago and subur...
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74,372 get COVID-19 vaccine doses; state reports 16 more deaths, 1,510 new casesMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials reported 74,372 more COVID-19 vaccine inoculations Tuesday. Statewide, providers have now administered 3,463,150 doses of the vaccine and fully va...
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Black Caucus' law broadens school programs for diverse rollsMar 08, 2021 6:00 am - The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus celebrated another victory Monday in its multi-pronged approach to equity and fairness when its proposal to bolster public educatio...
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Illinois COVID-19 update: Daily fatalities lowest in monthsMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois hit a single-day low for COVID-19 fatalities not seen since September with five more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Heal...
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Illinois reports 1,068 new COVID-19 cases, and 14 new deathsMar 07, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Sunday reported 1,068 new COVID-19 cases in the state, including 14 additional deaths. The Illinois Departm...
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Study of Black history deepens for central Illinois studentsMar 07, 2021 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - This year's Black History Month was about more than making posters and studying the Rev. Martin Luther King's 'œI Have a Dream'ť speech in schoo...