Articles filed under Illinois
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Will a graduated income tax help ensure fiscal order in Illinois?Apr 04, 2020 6:05 am - Not everyone agrees what constitutes sound fiscal policy for Illinois, particularly when it comes to the proposed graduated income tax amendment to Illinois' Constitutio...
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33 new Illinois COVID-19 deaths, 1,453 new cases - bringing total cases above 10,000Apr 04, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials on Saturday announced 33 new coronavirus deaths and 1,453 more cases, bringing the total of confirmed cases in Illinois above 10,000 for the first...
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Battery distribution site to close in Dixon; 125 jobs lostApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - Energizer Holdings is closing a battery distribution site in northwestern Illinois, laying off 125 employees, SaukValley.com reported. Layoffs will be...
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Urbana teacher and coach charged with child pornographyApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A teacher who also coaches cross country at an Urbana high school was arrested Friday on child pornography charges. Doug Mynatt appeared in federal c...
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Illinois bans activities at state parks amid virus outbreakApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has barred all activities at state parks, fish and wildlife areas, recreational areas and historic sites in another move to stem the sp...
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Democrats elevate health care as virus-era campaign argumentApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved election-year politics as...
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53 additional deaths, 1,209 more Illinois COVID-19 cases; 500 beds ready to go at McCormick PlaceApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - As the first 500 beds of a makeshift alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients came online Friday at McCormick Place in Chicago, state health officials announced one...
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More than 14K Illinois jobs lost in March due to virusApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Note: This story has been updated to remove mention of layoffs by Fabrik Molded Plastics at its McHenry plant, as they have been removed from the state report. And i...
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Unemployment up again, Illinois receives 178K initial claimsApr 02, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois continued to share in the nation's economic pain wrought by COVID-19 with 178,421 unemployment claims filed last week. The 56% jump, ...
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16 more dead, 715 new Illinois COVID-19 cases as McCormick Place 'hospital' prepares to openApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - A massive makeshift hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago is expected to be ready to handle its first batch of coronavirus patients as early as Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzk...