Articles filed under Region
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Cirque du Soleil's ''Twas the Night Before ...' to return to ChicagoAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Cirque du Soleil is returning to the Windy City with a revival of "'Twas the Night Before ..." It plays a 17-performance run at the Chicago Theatre from Nov. 26 to Dec. ...
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New COVID-19 cases per capita: Kane County lowest in the region, Will County highestAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County leads the six-county region for COVID-19 vaccinations but also owns a less desirable metric - the third-highest number of new infections per capita, U.S. C...
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Pritzker signs immigrant protection billsAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed four bills into law Monday aimed at protecting the state's immigrant and refugee populations, saying they will help make Illinois...
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Blagojevich sues for right to run againAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned Monday to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where he filed a lawsuit challenging a state Senate resolution that prevents him from runn...
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Illinois to open reservations for controlled pheasant huntAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are set to begin accepting permit reservations for the pheasant hunting season. The online reservation systems opens Monday....
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Pandemic eviction crisis leads to greater tenant protectionsAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - In a mostly empty conference room at a Virginia cultural arts center, Tara Simmons was looking for someone who might help her stave off eviction...
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Artist transforms Indiana tree into symbol of love, unityAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - Flashing the international sign of love, a Black hand and a White hand extend to the sky. While the hands are actually pieces of wood, the hope i...
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Entrepreneurship, mentorship change lives in SpringfieldAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - As a kid growing up on Springfield's east side, William Bishop IV would go on bike rides with his friends. Together, they would often ride by Wa...
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Chicago health care clinics order vaccines for employeesAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Health care facilities in the Chicago area that serve some 80,000 low-income patients have joined a growing national push to require their employees to ge...
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Agency: Trump is due $1M tax refund for Chicago skyscraperJul 31, 2021 7:00 am - An Illinois tax agency has ruled that former President Donald Trump is due a $1 million refund on the 2011 tax bill for his downtown Chicago skyscraper, but local offici...