Articles filed under Illinois
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Without federal relief, state faces big budget cuts, Pritzker warnsAug 03, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday that Illinois faces the prospect of having to make deep spending cuts over the rest of the fiscal year if Congress does not ...
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Downstate accounts for 40% of Illinois' new COVID-19 cases, up from 10% three months agoAug 03, 2020 1:00 am - As COVID-19 cases in Illinois peaked in early May, downstate residents made up an average of 10% of the new cases each day. Over the past week, with cases surging once a...
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Ginsburg waited 4 months to say her cancer had returnedAug 02, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is perhaps the most forthcoming member of the Supreme Court when it comes to telling the public about her many health issue...
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New breed of hemp growers tout resurgence of the plantAug 02, 2020 7:00 am - BEECHER, Ill. (AP) - In early 2019, Rachael and Jesse Smedberg took a leap of faith and bought a corn farm in Beecher. A corn silo remains on the 65-acre property that i...
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1,467 new confirmed Illinois cases of coronavirus, 14 deathsAug 02, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - There were 1,467 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Illinois and 14 additional confirmed deaths, the Illinois Department of Public Health rep...
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3 dead in central Illinois collision of ambulance, vehicleAug 02, 2020 7:00 am - BENSON, Ill. (AP) - Three people are dead and three others hospitalized after an ambulance collided with another vehicle on a Woodford County road, according to authorit...
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Retired anesthesiologist donates $1 million to hospitalAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Dr. Babu Prasad came to the United States in 1971 after graduating from medical school in India with no money. But Prasad became a successful an...
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High School graduates finally get moment in the SunAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Graduating seniors from Decatur's two high schools got their moment in the spotlight on July 25, walking across the stage to accept their diplomas w...
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Indiana University reviews legacy of school's 7th presidentAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - If the name of Indiana University's seventh president is removed from a building on the Bloomington campus, Eric Sandweiss is OK with it. The pr...
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Aug. 1 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 88,807 cases in the suburbs as of Saturday, 49.2% of the state's total, acco...