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Unionization amendment clears Senate, would prohibit 'right-to-work' laws in IllinoisMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Friday passed and sent to the House a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish a fundamental right of employees to uni...
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Illinois one of just 16 states with 20% of children 12-17 getting at least one shotMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is just one of 16 states where more than 20% of children eligible for COVID-19 vaccines have received at least one dose. That's according to a Daily Herald anal...
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Law school to remove John Marshall's name over racist pastMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - University of Illinois trustees voted to remove the name of the longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court chief justice from the University of Illinois-Chicago law school after...
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Attorneys: Rittenhouse trial in November could take 2 weeksMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - The November trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teen charged with murdering two people during chaotic protests that followed the police shooting of J...
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Tribune shareholders approve takeover by Alden GlobalMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - Shareholders of Tribune Publishing, one of the country's largest newspaper chains, on Friday approved a takeover by hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Alden, which already...
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Daily vaccine shots top 120,000 for first time this monthMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - For the first time this month, the daily number of vaccine shots exceeded 120,000. State health officials Friday announced 126,023 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine mad...
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Illinois Democrats release proposed new state legislative districtsMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - Proposed maps of new legislative boundaries have been released by the redistricting committees of the Illinois Senate and House. The maps, showing proposed new legislati...
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U.S. attorney who started Operation Greylord dies at 91May 21, 2021 1:00 am - When U.S. Attorney Thomas P. Sullivan took the first steps to begin what would become the legendary Cook County corruption probe known as Operation Greylord, he knew its...
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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...
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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...