Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois coroner blames overdose spike in part on virusMay 13, 2020 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - There has been a spike in opioid overdose deaths in a northern Illinois county in recent weeks and it could be because of increased isolation due to...
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General Assembly to take up work May 20 in SpringfieldMay 13, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly will return to Springfield for three days next week to take up a spring session workload long delayed by the coron...
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Chicago, Rockford, Joliet dioceses: State OKs plan to start reopening churches as soon as May 23May 13, 2020 1:00 am - Catholic churches could start reopening as soon as May 23 under a plan Chicago-area church leaders say is approved by the state. Citing an agreement with the governor's ...
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Pritzker warns of 'consequences' for defying stay-at-home orderMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - As Illinois health officials reported the state's highest-single day spike in COVID-19 deaths with 192 new fatalities Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned politicians, r...
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Restart or re-stop? Countries reopen amid second-wave fearsMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Plastic spacing barriers and millions of masks appeared on the streets of Europe's newly reopened cities Monday, as France and Belgium emerged from lockdown...
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Environmental groups to sue state over W.Va. coal fundMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Environmental groups announced Monday that they plan to sue the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection over what they say is the a...
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Bradley University to resume on-campus instruction in AugustMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Bradley University in central Illinois will resume on-campus instruction in the fall semester despite the continued presence of the coronavirus in th...
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Pritzker: Virus peak now mid-June, but he still eyes end of May for next reopening phaseMay 11, 2020 1:00 am - This story was corrected to clarify that Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday all regions *except* the Northeast one "are on pace" to move on to the next phase of reopenin...
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Top aide to Pritzker tests positive for COVID-19May 11, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has touched a member of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's senior staff who tested positive for the disease late last week, officials said Monday. The governor a...
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Duckworth reflects on prejudice, perseverance in PBS' 'Asian Americans'May 10, 2020 11:00 pm - A century of racist attacks detailed in the new PBS documentary series "Asian Americans" might have felt like ancient history just a few months ago. But through the lens...