Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois sets single-day vaccine record, reports 32 deathsFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The 130,021 COVID-19 vaccinations administered Wednesday set a record for the state, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Thursday...
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Federal officials hope to vaccinate 6,000 per day at United CenterFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - A mass vaccination site will open in the United Center parking lot in Chicago that will make COVID-19 vaccine inoculations available to anyone eligible in the state, fed...
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COVID-19 update: 102,670 more vaccinations, 55 deaths, 2,441 new casesFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - Vaccine doses hit 102,670 Thursday in Illinois, the second day in a row that more than 100,000 shots were given to protect against COVID-19, state health officials said ...
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2nd Madigan replacement chosen for 22nd House DistrictFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former Speaker Michael Madigan chose a second replacement to fill the House seat he vacated last week after he publicly urged his first appointee to step d...
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State vaccinates a record 130,021 people Wednesday as case counts keep droppingFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - Three weeks after Illinois eased COVID-19 restrictions, average daily caseloads are declining, state data showed Thursday, as officials announced a single-day virus vacc...
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No more passing the cash as tollway makes all-electronic system permanentFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway will permanently shift to an entirely electronic system without cash payments after 11 months of operating with automatic collections due to the COV...
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Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, peopleFeb 24, 2021 6:00 am - CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) - Jason Goward was overjoyed to get a high-paying job on Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline project. The job, clearing ground with a contractor for the Canad...
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The Latest: Fauci: NIH to study 'long-haul' virus symptomsFeb 24, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - The National Institutes of Health is launching research to understand the causes and consequences of the lingering brain fog, breathing problems and malaise...
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COVID-19: How some suburban seniors found ways to get vaccinesFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - The federal government is promising 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots a day in mid-March and the state's dose total surpassed 3 million Wednesday, but it's still a survival...
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Hemp production drops slightly in 2020Feb 24, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Industrial hemp production declined slightly in 2020, the second year of legalized production in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Agriculture said Wedn...