Articles filed under Illinois
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Nowlan: Why doesn't Illinois have any swagger about itself?Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University asked me to do some noodling about the future of Illinois. I have mentioned this to several frien...
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COVID-19 in Illinois: A timeline of the pandemicDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Jan. 24 A Chicago woman becomes the second COVID-19 patient in U.S. and first in Illinois after she returns from a visit to Wuhan, China. She is treated at Amita St...
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The year of the pandemic: COVID-19 pushed us to the limit. Illinois pushed back.Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - It was just one case. Illinois' sole COVID-19 infection was announced Jan. 24 and the public moved on. One case became 19 on March 10. Nineteen infections morphed into ...
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12 suburban Democrats vow to oppose Madigan speakership, but others won't sayDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Twelve suburban legislators are among the Democrats in the Illinois House who've pledged not to support Michael Madigan's latest bid for speaker. Madigan, who aside from...
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New leader at Western Illinois U. will get $320K a yearDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Trustees at Western Illinois University approved a 2 1/2-year contract with the school's new president Friday and set the salary at $320,000 a year. ...
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Colorado reports 40K people filed for jobless benefitsDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Colorado reported unemployment filings have ticked up during the latest surge of the coronavirus pandemic, rising by more than 11% in the last week, offici...
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COVID-19 deaths in Illinois reach 15K; nearly 887K casesDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Deaths in Illinois from the coronavirus illness topped 15,000 on Friday, public health officials said. The state passed the grim milestone with...
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Ohio woman charged in 1992 infant death in IllinoisDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - An Ohio woman has been charged with murder in the death of an infant whose body was found in a trash bag floating along the shores of Mississippi Riv...
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17,000 health workers vaccinated so far; nursing homes could get shots Dec. 28Dec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 15,000 Friday, officials reported, as more than 17,000 health care workers in the suburbs and beyond have been vaccinated against the resp...
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Woman sentenced for helping in fatal St. Louis carjackingDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A woman who pleaded guilty to helping a man commit a fatal carjacking in St. Louis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Jana Stowers, 21, of East S...