Articles filed under Illinois
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Chicago's bitter cold will change to something even colderFeb 13, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The bitter cold that has gripped northern Illinois for more than a week is about to give way to even colder weather. According to the National Weather Se...
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COVID-19 update: 53 more deaths, while 79,704 more get vaccineFeb 13, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 2,092 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 53 additional deaths. The rate of...
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2 killed, 2 injured when car plunges off Chicago expresswayFeb 12, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two people were killed and two more were seriously injured early Friday when their vehicle hit a concrete wall and plunged off a Chicago expressway onto a...
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Record 95,000 COVID-19 vaccinations delivered, officials sayFeb 12, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Friday reported administering more than 95,000 COVID-19 vaccinations in the previous 24 hours. That number ...
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One-fourth of Illinoisans 65 and older have received vaccineFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - More than one in four Illinois residents 65 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, new data released Friday by the Illinois Department of Publi...
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House GOP members criticize Pritzker over tax incentives freezeFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Republican lawmakers criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday ahead of his budget address next week, calling on the governor to reinstate business tax...
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State officials preach patience, honor when scheduling vaccinationsFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - As more Illinois residents become accepted for COVID-19 vaccinations in less than two weeks, state officials are urging those already eligible to be patient and those wh...
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State audit finds DCFS performance lacking for LGBTQ youthFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A performance audit of the Department of Children and Family Services released by the state auditor general this month found substandard practices for cari...
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U.S. attorney in central Illinois submits resignationFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois on Thursday submitted his resignation to the Biden administration despite two of the stat...
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First case of South African variant of COVID-19 in IllinoisFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Rock Island resident is the first in Illinois identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to have contracted a variant of COV...