Articles filed under Illinois
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US military now rethinking links to Confederate army symbolsJun 09, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military is rethinking its traditional connection to Confederate Army symbols, mindful of their divisiveness at a time the nation is wrestling...
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Co-defendant in shooting of trooper enters gun charge pleaJun 09, 2020 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A co-defendant in the August 2019 fatal shooting of an Illinois State Police trooper has pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge. U.S. Distri...
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As Illinois COVID-19 deaths top 6,000, expert warns against 'coronavirus fatigue'Jun 09, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans dying from COVID-19 rose by 95 Tuesday, officials said, bringing the total fatalities to more than 6,000. Cases of the respiratory disease gre...
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Small plane crashes in corn field near Monee, pilot killedJun 08, 2020 7:00 am - MONEE, Ill. (AP) - A man was killed Monday morning when a single-engine plane he was piloting crashed into a cornfield near a small airport just outside the northern Ill...
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Lincoln aldermen to select new mayor after incumbent quitsJun 08, 2020 7:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - Aldermen in the central Illinois city of Lincoln are expected to meet this week to choose an acting mayor after the incumbent resigned last week, ci...
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IDPH lists 178 more 'probable' COVID-19 deathsJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials announced Monday 23 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19, while 658 others are infected with the disease. But the Illinois Department o...
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Maker of COVID-19 forecast models is urging cautionJun 07, 2020 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - As the state prepares to ease some restrictions designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus, an Illinois State University professor who has been ...
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Illinois reports 867 new coronavirus cases, 43 new deathsJun 07, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois is reporting 867 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 127,757, the Illinois D...
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Teaching has no bounds for northern Illinois educatorJun 07, 2020 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - The end-of-the-year field trip concluded in Kimberly Bork's class during the last week of May, but it wasn't a typical one. Bork's fourth-grade studen...
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State reports 867 new COVID-19 cases, smallest daily count since April 2Jun 07, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 867 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, as well as an additional 43 deaths from the coronavirus. A...