Articles filed under Region
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What the state is doing about coronavirusFeb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois state health department says it is taking proactive steps against the spread of novel coronavirus as federal authorities warn that a spread of...
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Universities want bigger funding increases than Pritzker has proposedFeb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Public universities in Illinois began making their case Wednesday for state funding increases larger than those that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed...
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Lawmakers announce bill mandating sex education for all K-12 studentsFeb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois public and charter schools would be mandated to teach students from kindergarten through 12th grade "inclusive, medically accurate, and culturally...
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Corn and soybean production declines across stateFeb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Central Illinois counties led Illinois in corn and soybean production last year as every region and nearly all counties saw decreases in both crops, accord...
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House committee hears emotional testimony before approving bill on domestic violenceFeb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers on a human services panel were visibly emotional Wednesday as they listened to a domestic violence survivor recount how her estranged husba...
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Some doctors worried by Indiana 'surprise' billing proposalFeb 25, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Some Indiana doctors are raising fears about possible loss of emergency services under a plan to limit 'œsurprise'ť medical bills that can plague pa...
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Indiana Senate endorses ban on drivers using handheld phonesFeb 25, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A proposal that would ban motorists from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads appears on its way to becoming law. The Indiana Senate voted 43-4...
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Indiana toddler apparently drowns after falling into lakeFeb 25, 2020 6:00 am - BLACKHAWK, Ind. (AP) - A 20-month-old girl apparently drowned after she and another young girl fell into a western Indiana lake, officials said. Isabella Ellington died ...
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Police: Northwestern Indiana man admits killing mother, 91Feb 25, 2020 6:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana man was charged with murder Tuesday after police said he admitted killing his 91-year-old mother. Charles H. Trumble, 59, of ...
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Law license at stake, Blagojevich skips hearingFeb 25, 2020 12:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich shouldn't be able to work as an attorney now that he's home after President Donald Trump knocked six years off his federal prison sentence fo...