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Why hospitals are vaccinating employees who don't care for patientsJan 13, 2021 4:30 am - As soon as COVID-19 vaccines began arriving at hospitals throughout Illinois in mid-December, doses were put into the arms of health care workers who were at the greates...
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Welch locks up votes to oust Madigan as speaker of Illinois HouseJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch made history Wednesday by becoming the first Black person elected speaker of the Illinois House, succeeding Rep. Michael Madigan...
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'It's a new day in Illinois': Kifowit, others from suburbs happy to see Welch oust MadiganJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit said some called her crazy in October when she launched a public campaign to replace Michael Madigan as House speaker, a role he held for 36...
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'It is bold, it is transformational': Criminal justice reform package sent to governorJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate passed a criminal justice omnibus bill early Wednesday morning after a grueling 20 hours of politicking during Tuesday's session. The H...
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Less than 1% of Illinois residents fully vaccinatedJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - After a month of putting COVID-19 vaccine doses into arms, 83,065 people - less than 1% of Illinois' population of 12.7 million - have been fully inoculated against the ...
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Illinois' top doc gets COVID-19 shot at Chicago area clinicJan 12, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois' top doctor received a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday at a suburban Chicago clinic after delivering an emotional address about the difficulties of the ...
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Sheriff: Remains are those of Indiana man missing since 2019Jan 12, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Human remains found last fall in southwestern Indiana have been identified as those of a 72-year-old man whose 2019 disappearance prompted weeks ...
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What to do if you are a victim of unemployment fraudJan 12, 2021 4:30 am - Suburban employers and workers are reporting an uptick in fraudulent unemployment claims, part of a nationwide trend of opportunistic scams spurred by rising joblessness...
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Republican leaders criticize Democrats as end of short session nearsJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican leadership offered harsh criticisms for their Democratic counterparts Tuesday as the Illinois General Assembly neared the end of its short sessi...
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Permanent vote-by-mail expansion moves to Illinois House floorJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The House Executive Committee advanced an election bill that would make permanent some of the expansions to mail-in voting that were passed for the 2020 ge...