Articles filed under Illinois
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Dirksen Congressional Center head promotes study of senatorFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Tiffany White, director of the Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin, believes it is not enough to study the actions of historical figures. To truly a...
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Education and job training program for youth expandedFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are expanding a program that provides training for young people who face barriers to traditional paths to education, training...
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Police: Woman killed, man injured in St. Louis hit-and-runFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A woman was killed and a man critically injured in St. Louis when they were struck by a vehicle, which fled the scene, police said. Tiffany Kurkjian, 48...
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Illini win 74-69 as Wisconsin's Trice-led rally falls shortFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Illinois held on without Ayo Dosunmu. Not even an amazing outburst from Wisconsin's D'Mitrik Trice could stop the Illini from completing the school'...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Feb. 26Feb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map There have been 504,628 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's almost 42.6% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of...
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State reports 34 more COVID-19 deaths, 83,048 more shots givenFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 1,780 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 34 more deaths. There were 12 deaths in Cook...
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Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, liesFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories that echo those that helped inspire the violent U.S. Ca...
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Mississippi company gets $37M contract for Army ammunitionFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi company has a $37 million contract for Army ammunition. Olin Winchester LLC of Oxford was the only bidder to respond to an internet s...
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Illinois man pleads not guilty in woman's death in IowaFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death and leaving her body at an arboretum in Iowa has pleaded not guilty to first-degree m...
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Police say driver dies when car sails of St. Louis bridgeFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A driver has died in a dramatic crash that saw his car sail over the side of a St. Louis bridge ramp and land upside down on train tracks below, police ...