Articles filed under Illinois
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As of Aug. 28, COVID-19 case counts per county, per ZIP codeAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 109,024 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 47.5% of the state's total, accor...
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Officials warn suburban Cook County might soon need tighter COVID-19 restrictionsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban Cook joined 30 counties exhibiting warning signs of a COVID-19 surge Friday, and that could lead to restrictions such as smaller gathering sizes, officials warn...
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Exelon to close 2 Illinois nuclear power plants in 2021Aug 27, 2020 7:00 am - BYRON, Ill. (AP) - Two nuclear plants in northern Illinois will shut down next year, resulting in the loss of up to 1,400 jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue, th...
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Woman gets 6 years for driving off unfinished highway bridgeAug 27, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman who admitted being drunk when she drove off an unfinished bridge onto a highway, seriously injuring a man, has been sentence...
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1,707 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Illinois, 25 deathsAug 27, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,707 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and 24 deaths due to the virus. The health ...
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Illinois reports most COVID-19 hospitalizations since July 1Aug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Hospitals throughout Illinois are reporting the highest number of COVID-19 patients since July 1. According to Illinois Department of Public Health figures, 1,631 patien...
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Law enforcement official identifies suspect in Kenosha shootings as 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, IllinoisAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Law enforcement official identifies suspect in Kenosha shootings as 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois. ...
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Southern Illinois man killed in pit bull attackAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man is dead after being attacked by his stepson's pet dogs, authorities said Wednesday. Stephen F. Pemberton Sr., 61, was ki...
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Illinois nonprofit gives diapers to families during pandemicAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - CARTERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Carterville-based nonprofit has been providing nearly 1,500 diapers a month to low-income families in need during the coronavirus pandemic. Th...
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Illinois COVID-19 fatalities at 7,954, with 37 new casesAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday 37 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19, the most in a single day in sev...