Articles filed under Illinois
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Thompson mourned by suburbanites who knew him wellAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Here's a sampling of the reaction in the suburbs to news of the death of former Illinois Gov. James “Big Jim” Thompson: • Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneide...
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Illinois adds 1,828 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deathsAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois reported 1,828 new coronavirus cases and five new deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday. One of the deaths was from DuPage County, a woman in her 90s, and a man in ...
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One night in 1988, Jim Thompson twisted arms to keep the Sox in ChicagoAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Time didn't just stand still for the White Sox in 1988. It went backward. The clock on the wall of the Illinois House of Representatives chamber read 12:03 a.m. when the...
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Former Illinois Gov. Thompson, who fought corruption, diesAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, whose prosecutions of public officials - including a predecessor - helped catapult him to become the state's longest-se...
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James Thompson: Fierce prosecutor including of a governor, became one, defended oneAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Back when there was such a thing as a liberal Republican politician, James R. Thompson was the GOP's rising star. "Big Jim" - he stood 6 feet 6 inches - was Illinois' lo...
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Sam Skinner mourns loss of mentor, friend Jim ThompsonAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Sam Skinner heard the sad news Friday night when he received a call from Jayne Thompson. Her husband, former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson, had died at age 84 in Chicago. ...
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Weather Service confirms 14 tornadoes hit northern IllinoisAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Survey teams with the National Weather Service have confirmed that 14 tornadoes touched down Monday in northern Illinois when a rare storm known as a dere...
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How the deal to turn McCormick Place into a $66M field hospital happenedAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - Taxpayers spent nearly $66 million fashioning McCormick Place into an emergency coronavirus hospital with 2,750 beds this past spring amid fears that COVID-19 patients w...
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Weather Service confirms 14 tornadoes hit northern IllinoisAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - Survey teams with the National Weather Service have confirmed that 14 tornadoes touched down Monday in northern Illinois when a rare storm known as a derecho swept parts...
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New COVID-19 cases push past 2,000 again; Kane, Will counties put in 'warning level'Aug 14, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 surged by 2,264 Friday, a 73% increase from a month ago, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. The development mirrors last week when ...