Articles filed under Region
-
Court rejects lawsuit over state use of government bondsMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit Thursday that was brought by the head of a libertarian think-tank that challenged the state's use of bonds t...
-
US jobless claims fall again as some states end federal aidMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week - the latest encouraging sign for the rebounding U.S. economy - just as Republican-led states ar...
-
Man with rifle arrested after Chicago Loop attack on 2 womenMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man brandishing a rifle was taken into custody Thursday by Chicago police in the city's Loop business district after striking a woman with the weapon an...
-
Robust revenue allows Illinois to repay federal loan earlyMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Democratic leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to repay federal pandemic-relief loans more than a year earlier than schedu...
-
Man and teen, 16, die after shooting erupts at Chicago storeMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man caught in the crossfire when shots were fired inside a Chicago store was killed along with a 16-year-old boy who had fired into the business, police...
-
Bankers survey for parts of 10 states hits new record highMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states is booming and would be soaring even higher if not for a regionwide labor shortage, accordi...
-
Indiana man charged in death of toddlerMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A Fort Wayne man has been charged in the death of his girlfriend's toddler son, who authorities said was battered so badly an autopsy found that ...
-
Chicago mayor faces dashed hopes of her backersMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Lori Lightfoot had her work cut out for her when she became mayor of Chicago in 2019, running as a progressive Democrat and outsider who would bring big c...
-
Illinois ranks 27th in percentage of residents fully vaccinatedMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - With 37.5% of residents listed as fully vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Illinois 27th among the 50 states. However, Illinois Depart...
-
Slain officer's body escorted through central IllinoisMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - ECATUR, Ill. - A procession led by a hearse bearing the remains of slain police officer moved across central Illinois on Thursday, giving hundreds a chance to pay their ...