Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois has received more than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccineJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois has received more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as of Tuesday, as 4,318 new cases of the virus were reported with 33 more deaths from the respiratory di...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 19Jan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 458,611 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 42.6% of the state's total, according t...
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Police: St. Louis man found dead in western IllinoisJan 18, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating the death of a St. Louis man whose body was found across the Mississippi River in Illinois' r...
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How are vaccine providers ensuring the right people get shots?Jan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Only a small segment of the population is eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations so far, including health care workers, hospital employees, medical professionals and ...
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The bills that failed during the legislature's short sessionJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The 101st Illinois General Assembly took historic action by passing legislation to end cash bail prior to electing a Black House speaker for the first time...
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Thousands of Illinois drivers would get their licenses back under a criminal justice reform billJan 17, 2021 10:00 pm - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Illinois lawmake...
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East St. Louis cleanup highlights environmental racism issueJan 17, 2021 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Some residents are concerned that toxic chemicals may be polluting their air. Black people make up half the confirmed COVID-19 cases in St. C...
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Schakowsky will ask House to censure downstate representative over Hitler remarksJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky said she plans to introduce a measure in the U.S. House to censure downstate Rep. Mary Miller for comments she made about Adolf Hitler outside t...
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Portion of state cleared for indoor dining, but suburbs must waitJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - State health authorities cleared the way Sunday for limited indoor dining in some portions of Illinois, but restaurant owners and patrons in the suburbs will have to wai...
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Today in HistoryJan 16, 2021 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Saturday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2021. There are 349 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 16, 2020, the impeachmen...