Articles filed under Illinois
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Frustration, relief and hope amid a slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout for second waveJan 27, 2021 4:30 am - As the slow drip of COVID-19 vaccines continued Tuesday in Illinois, reactions from the latest group eligible for shots ranged from relief at appointments — even if week...
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State buys West Loop office buildingJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State officials on Wednesday announced the purchase of a 17-story office building in Chicago's West Loop for $73.25 million, a move Gov. J.B. Pritzker's of...
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State records most COVID-19 vaccination doses administered since rolloutJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois reported its highest tally of COVID-19 vaccine shots in arms - 53,628 - on Tuesday, as new cases of the respiratory disease totaled 3,751 and 81 more people die...
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Illinois reporting 3,667 COVID-19 cases and 87 deathsJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Tuesday reported 3,667 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 87 new deaths due to the coronavirus...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 26Jan 26, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 472,274 COVID-19 ca...
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With restrictions eased in four more counties, indoor dining allowed across the suburbsJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - State officials eased COVID-19 restrictions in DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties Tuesday, allowing indoor dining at restaurants and bars with capacity limits. The ...
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3 kids flee, mom dies in house fire in AuroraJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Three children fled from a burning home early Monday in northern Illinois but their mother died, authorities said. The 39-year-old victim was being r...
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Galesburg woman charged in death of 7-year-old daughterJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois woman was ordered held in lieu of $1.5 million bail on Monday in connection with the death of her 7-year-old daughter. Hazel I...
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Suburban lawmakers support rule changes in wake of Madigan's ouster as House SpeakerJan 25, 2021 4:30 am - Suburban lawmakers are approaching the Illinois legislature's new session with a list of rule changes that would dilute some of the power former House Speaker Michael Ma...
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Sole bank in southern Illinois town on brink of closureJan 24, 2021 6:00 am - DESOTO, Illinois (AP) - The only bank in the small southern Illinois community of DeSoto will close later this year, leaving village officials scrambling to draw another...