Articles filed under Illinois
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SIU receives volumes belonging to late inventor FullerFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University has received a collection of books belonging to the late inventor and designer R. Buckminster Fuller, who also taugh...
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Esports offers youths new way to connect virtuallyFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - On a typical Tuesday night Seanan AlYasiri and his family crowd around the TV in their living room. At first glance it may appear they are watching a...
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Gymnastics coach sentenced to 32 years for sexual assaultFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - DeKALB, Ill. (AP) - A 25-year-old youth gymnastics coach in northern Illinois has been sentenced to 32 years after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting students. Jose...
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SIU Carbondale renews status as 'Bicycle Friendly'Feb 21, 2021 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale has earned its second recognition as a Bicycle Friendly University. The League of American Bicyclists...
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Daily vaccinations plunge as state reports 35 more COVID-19 deathsFeb 21, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois health authorities said just 13,433 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the state Saturday, the fewest in more than six weeks. There was no immediate...
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Man charged in Belleville triple homicide dies of COVID-19Feb 20, 2021 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE (AP) - A man awaiting trial in the slayings of three people in a Belleville hair salon in 2015 has died of COVID-19, officials said. St. Clair County Coroner...
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Northern Ill. man sentenced in deaths of wife, sister-in-lawFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison after pleading guilty in the 2017 shooting deaths of his wife and her teenage sist...
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Carla Barnes is first Black judge in 11th Judicial CircuitFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Carla Barnes continues to break milestones in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court. Barnes was sworn in Feb. 11 as the first African American judge i...
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63 more deaths from COVID-19 in Illinois, among 2,200 casesFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials reported 2,219 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with 63 additional deaths. That brings to 1...
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7 Chicago firefighters injured battling coach house fireFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Seven Chicago firefighters were injured battling an extra-alarm fire early Friday in the city's South Side Bridgeport neighborhood, according to fire depa...