Articles filed under Illinois
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 9Jan 09, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 436,377 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Saturday. That's 42.6% of the state's total, according to the ...
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Coronavirus metrics in Illinois show positive trend in Saturday numbersJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 6,717 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 101 additional deaths. The number of new cas...
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No charge in death of pedestrian by Illinois copJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois police officer who struck and killed a pedestrian last summer won't be charged, a prosecutor said Friday. Michael Guzman, 3...
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Suburban COVID-19 cases rise at long-term-care facilities even as vaccines beginJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Of the nearly 750 Illinois residents who died from COVID-19 over the past week, almost half were residents of the state's long-term care facilities. That's according to ...
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Pritzker proposes federal tax decoupling to save $500MJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday proposed changes in Illinois tax law that would save the state $500 million during a budget crisis. The Democrat also froze th...
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Congresswoman apologizes for citing Hitler in speech to groupJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Mary Miller apologized today for quoting Adolf Hitler at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol this week. In a statement, the newly sworn-in downstate Republican or...
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AP-Sportlight-Week AheadJan 07, 2021 6:00 am - Jan. 9 1942 - Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer with four seconds left in the first round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the world heavyweight title. 1977 ...
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Illinois COVID-19 cases top 1 million, with 17,272 deathsJan 07, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The number of COVID-19 cases in Illinois has topped one million, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Thursday Public health offic...
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What to know about 'Phase 1b' COVID-19 vaccinationsJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - To clarify a title, physician Greg Huhn is Cook County Health's employee vaccination coordinator. Nearly 8% of Illinoisans have contracted COVID-19 since the pande...
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State employment agency responds to GOP criticismsJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Republicans continued to criticize the Pritzker administration Wednesday as the Illinois Department of Employment Support works through ongoing staff...