Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois man fatally hit by anchor in Lake of the OzarksAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois man has died after being hit by a boat anchor on Lake of the Ozarks, authorities said. Craig Gathmann, 55, of Manito, Illinois, was op...
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Illinois extends unemployment benefits another 20 weeksAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday it has extended jobless benefits another 20 weeks as the state's unemployment ...
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State legislator argues Pritzker should rescind orders or go to jailAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Darren Bailey asked a downstate judge this week to agree that Gov. J.B. Pritzker violated a court ruling when he issued three COVID-19-related e...
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Leader of Teachers' Retirement System forced outAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Richard Ingram, the long-serving executive director of the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System, resigned from that position this week after being placed o...
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Aug. 6 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 92,146 cases in the suburbs as of Thursday. That's 49% of the state's total, a...
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University of Illinois rolls out new test as state reports almost 2,000 more COVID-19 infectionsAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 rose by 1,953 Thursday, the highest daily tally since May 24, officials said, as University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scientists ramp up a saliv...
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Patrol: Illinois man drowns in eastern Missouri creekAug 05, 2020 7:00 am - STEELVILLE, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois man drowned in an eastern Missouri creek over the weekend, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. Dalton Newkirk, 24, of Highland, ...
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ComEd pleads not guilty in alleged influence-peddling schemeAug 05, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Energy utility ComEd pleaded not guilty to bribery at an arraignment Wednesday despite previously admitting wrongdoing in an influence-peddling scheme tha...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations increase to highest level since July 1Aug 05, 2020 1:00 am - More people were hospitalized for COVID-19 infections by the end of the day Tuesday than the state had seen since July 1. Illinois Department of Public Health officials ...
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ComEd pleads not guilty in influence-peddling caseAug 05, 2020 1:00 am - Energy utility ComEd pleaded not guilty to bribery at an arraignment Wednesday despite previously admitting wrongdoing in an influence-peddling scheme that threatens to ...