Articles filed under Illinois
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Ex-University of Illinois officer faces sex assault chargesApr 23, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A former University of Illinois police officer has been charged with sexual assault, sexual abuse and intimidation for alleged attacks on four women ...
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Another 102K Illinoisans file first-time jobless claims amid COVID-19 pandemicApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday that 4.4 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims during the week that ended April 18, includi...
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Illinois rents refrigerated trailers as COVID-19 morgue contingencyApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois has rented refrigerated semitrailer trucks to store the bodies of COVID-19 victims in case morgues become filled to capacity. The "more than 20" t...
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Stay-at-home order extended through May 30; face coverings required starting May 1Apr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is extending the state's stay-at-home order through May 30. The governor said the move is necessary because a plateau of new COVID-19 cases and hospit...
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Rules for May: Face-covering requirement, more business activities, some fishing and golfApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new executive order will include the following changes, effective May 1: Face coverings Beginning on May 1, individuals will be required to wea...
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Pritzker offers tepid response to GOP re-opening proposalApr 22, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Republicans on Tuesday suggested ways to slowly reopen businesses and relax restrictions on public interaction as the threat from...
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COVID-19 prompts cancellation of spring high school sportsApr 21, 2020 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois High School Association on Tuesday canceled state tournaments for all spring sports because of COVID-19. The IHSA's action comes a...
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IBM, HCA Healthcare fall; Beyond Meat, Laboratory Corp. riseApr 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday: International Business Machines Corp., down $3.65 to $116.76. The technology company pulled...
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Pritzker suggests extending stay-at-home order as death toll rises by 119Apr 21, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker suggested at his daily coronavirus briefing Tuesday that Illinois' stay-at-home order will be extended through May. The governor said the number of c...
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I-80 Mississippi bridge plan to be discussed in webinarApr 20, 2020 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a virtual public meeting Wednesday on plans for replacing a more than 50-year-old Mississippi Rive...