Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawmaker looks to lift ban on inmate votingMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would repeal an existing law that prohibits prison inmates from voting is working its way through the General Assembly, although the chief spon...
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Pritzker signs economic equity packageMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a package of four bills Tuesday that made up the "economic access, equity and opportunity" pillar of the Illinois Legislative Bla...
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New mass COVID-19 vaccination site to open Friday in Forest ParkMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - Another COVID-19 mass vaccination site initially capable of giving 1,000 shots a day will open Friday in Forest Park, Gov. J.B. Pritkzer announced Monday. The facility, ...
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Asian American Caucus, Pritzker speak out against violence, biasMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Less than a week after a deadly attack on Asian Americans in Atlanta, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and members of the General Assembly's Asian American Caucus spoke ...
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New cases of COVID-19 rose by more than 22% last week in IllinoisMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 have risen by more than 22% in the last seven days, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. Daily cases from March 16 to Monday to...
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Central Illinois chief judge is no stranger to being pioneerMar 21, 2021 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - It's not lost on Kate Gorman that her tenure as chief judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit is historic, but she doesn't want to dwell on that. Rather, ...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDTMar 21, 2021 7:00 am - A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to norma...
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Health officials urge precautions against rabiesMar 21, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois health authorities are reminding residents to be cautious of bats and other animals that could have rabies as the weather warms. The I...
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Illinois reports 1,431 new COVID-19 cases, with 22 deathsMar 21, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Sunday reported 1,431 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state, and 22 additional deaths. ...
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About 14% of Illinois residents now fully vaccinated, state reportsMar 21, 2021 1:00 am - After a worrying rise in COVID-19 cases statewide last week, the number of new and probable infections dipped for a second straight day Saturday, Illinois health authori...