Articles filed under Region
-
Indiana hits record level of new coronavirus infectionsOct 09, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb said he's still comfortable lifting COVID-19 restrictions in Indiana after health officials on Friday reported a record-...
-
2 arrested in Illinois in connection with Tennessee deathOct 09, 2020 7:00 am - SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) - Two people from Texas were arrested in Illinois in connection with a death this week in Tennessee, police said Friday. Jeremy Byram, 26, was charg...
-
Van Dyke's appeal dismissed at his own requestOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke's appeal of his 2018 conviction for killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014 was dismissed Friday following Van Dyke's ow...
-
Black caucus highlights racial health disparitiesOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is drawing attention to national and statewide health disparities between Black and white Americans in an effort to e...
-
Lake County exceeds state's COVID-19 warning levelsOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County is one of 26 Illinois counties state health officials placed at a warning level for an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 on Friday. Counties are placed ...
-
Federal appeals court blocks extended deadline for counting absentee ballots in WisconsinOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Federal appeals court blocks extended deadline for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin. ...
-
Trump 270 path narrows, Wisconsin mirrors swing state plightOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - MEDFORD, Wis. (AP) - President Donald Trump's once-comfortable advantage in the pivotal region of Wisconsin around the blue-collar hub of Green Bay has dwindled. In subu...
-
Tensions rise as virus cases surge in Wisconsin, DakotasOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas is forcing a scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions, as the Upper M...
-
'So frustrating': Doctors and nurses battle virus skepticsOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - MISSION, Kan. (AP) - Treating the sick and dying isn't even the toughest part for nurse Amelia Montgomery as the coronavirus surges in her corner of red America. It's de...
-
Illinois tops 3K new COVID-19 cases for 1st time since MayOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State health officials reported Thursday that 3,059 cases of COVID-19 have been newly confirmed across Illinois - the state's highest new daily ...