URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois System expects to sustain a financial hit of about $167 million this fiscal year because of the coronavirus pandemic that’s closed down its campuses. Chief Financial Officer Avijit Ghosh told the school’s board of trustees during a Thursday
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 2,508 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 67 additional deaths. Of the deaths reported, 60 of those are in the Chicagoland area. Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 110,304 cases, including 4,856
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DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 9 additional COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Since the pandemic began, a total of 327 positive individuals have been found with three deaths. As of May 22nd, 126 residents are considered recovered with over 2,800 tests being reported.
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed Sunday an additional five COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 140 cases since the pandemic began. The additional cases range in age from a boy under 13 to a woman in her 50’s. All of those infected remain in isolation. The
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers have approved a $40 billion state budget and a plan to address tax rates for a casino expansion during a whirlwind special session held amid the coronavirus pandemic. The budget approved early Sunday largely maintains funding from the current budget,
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CHICAGO (Chicago Tribune) — A federal judge won’t reconsider a decision to throw out a lawsuit alleging Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan conspired to put up sham candidates in a 2016 Democratic primary. The Chicago Tribune reports U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly denied a motion
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SHERIDAN- The Illinois Department of Corrections announced an additional staff member at the Sheridan Correctional Facility has become infected with the novel Coronavirus. Since the pandemic began eight have now tested positive for COVID-19. This comes after weeks of being on lockdown with
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OTTAWA – A multitude of warnings were issued across North Central Illinois Saturday for a series of storms that uprooted trees and possibly spawned a tornado near Joliet. The National Weather Service received multiple reports for wind damage across the state, and locally trees and
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SPRINGFIELD- The budget headed to the desk of Governor J.B. Pritzker is an over $40 billion dollar plan that relies on Federal spending to make ends meet, but Republican State Senator Sue Rezin was vocal about the Democrats plan pushed through on Saturday. “I could not support the budget that
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House passed a $40 billion state budget late Saturday that relies heavily on federal funding. The Chicago Tribune reported the spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1 now heads to the Senate. The budget passed on a largely party-line vote of
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