Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois Supreme Court hires diversity and inclusion officerSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has named a former associate chancellor at University of Illinois Springfield as a chief diversity and inclusion offi...
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Hastert breach-of-contract jury trial set for February 2021Sep 27, 2020 7:00 am - YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A jury trial for a $1.8 million breach-of-conduct case against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been set for February 2021. ...
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State reports 1,604 new cases, ending run of 2,000-plus case daysSep 27, 2020 1:00 am - Ending a run of three consecutive days with more than 2,000 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, state health authorities on Sunday announced 1,604 additional in...
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Illinois joins pact to protect monarch butterflies' habitatSep 26, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Four state agencies have signed a pact to protect monarch butterflies and other important pollinators whose numbers are dwindling. Representati...
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Illinois community forms panel to stop nuclear plant closureSep 26, 2020 7:00 am - BYRON, Ill. (AP) - A local panel was recently formed in an Illinois community in hopes of preventing a nuclear energy company from closing its plant. Byron Station Respo...
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New Illinois COVID-19 cases top 2,000 for 3rd day in a rowSep 26, 2020 1:00 am - After running around 1,500 new positive COVID-19 cases a day for the first four days of the week, new cases climbed well above 2,000 for the third day in a row Saturday....
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Peoria woman gets 30 years in park stabbings that killed 1Sep 25, 2020 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for stabbing two people, one fatally, during a fight last year at a park. Jatara Jo...
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2,500 more COVID-19 cases in IllinoisSep 25, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Friday reported another 2,514 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 25 additional deaths. The highly cont...
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Pritzker, GOP leaders ramp up graduated tax debate after threat of 20% increaseSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - In dueling press briefings Friday, Illinois House Republican leaders said the Pritzker administration "threatened" a big tax increase if voters don't approve a graduated...
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Illinois records 25 more COVID-19 deaths, another 2,514 infectedSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials reported 25 more COVID-19 deaths today, as well as 2,514 more new cases of the disease. That brings the state's death toll to 8,563 since the outb...