Articles filed under Illinois
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Some road projects may be pushed to 2021 due to pandemicAug 31, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Some Illinois road construction projects scheduled to be completed this year could be delayed until next year because of lower-than-anticipated ...
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Health insurance changes for foster children to take effect TuesdayAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state is moving ahead with its plan to shift an estimated 18,000 children from the child welfare system into a health care coverage plan despite warnin...
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Voting guidance specifies social distancing, recommends masksAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health has released in-person voting guidelines for election authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 this year. Change...
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How border states' high COVID-19 positivity rates might affect IllinoisAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Only 18 states have a lower two-week average COVID-19 positivity rate than Illinois, but few appear to be at a greater risk of seeing that rate increase. According to th...
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A look at the story of Cairo, Illinois' Magnolia ManorAug 30, 2020 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Charles A. Galigher, and his wife, Adelia Lippit Galigher, moved to Cairo in the 1850s from Zanesville, Ohio, on the prospect of a risky business vent...
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State reports another 1,992 COVID-19 cases, 11 deathsAug 30, 2020 1:00 am - State health authorities reported 1,992 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, along with 11 additional deaths from the coronavirus. Eight of those additional deaths oc...
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Illinois family's bison farm becomes a thriving businessAug 29, 2020 7:00 am - MONTICELLIO, Ill. (AP) - Raising bison started as a hobby for an Illinois man, but as the herd began to grow, it became a thriving family business. Terry Lieb bought his...
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Coronavirus put more cyclists on Illinois trailsAug 29, 2020 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Stores haven't faced this serious of a bike shortage since a 1970s boom driven by environmental concerns, and metro-east trails are busier than e...
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2,149 confirmed Illinois COVID-19 cases with 20 more deathsAug 28, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday placed a ``warning label'ť on 30 of the state's 102 counties as officials announced 2,149 new...
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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...