CHICAGO (AP) — Low-income immigrants ages 65 and older in Illinois will be eligible for health care coverage that is similar to Medicaid despite their immigration status. The Chicago Tribune reports that the expansion was part of the state budget passed this year. A spokesman for the Illinois
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SPRING VALLEY – There will be four days of drive-thru testing for COVID-19 starting Monday in Bureau County. The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department announced starting today and tomorrow, there will be drive-thru testing at Hall High School in Spring Valley from 9 AM
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PERU – The Peru Library will ask visitors to be mindful of temporary parking restrictions as they begin resurfacing their parking lot. Construction is set to begin Monday for the new lot, sidewalk and other property and landscape repairs. The entrances along 11th and West Streets may be
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STREATOR – A reportedly unattended vehicle was taken from a business parking lot in Streator, but was recovered later in another town. The Streator Police Department say that on Saturday morning a vehicle was taken from the 1400 block of North Bloomington Street from an automotive repair
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois agency responsible for investigating child abuse has updated its system for accepting online reports of neglect and abuse. Leaders of the Department of Children and Family Services said the changes include clearer instructions and fewer necessary clicks, aiming to
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NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Spring break will remain on the calendar for 2021 at Illinois State University. University officials announced Friday that an “overwhelming number” of faculty, staff and students who responded to a survey wanted the regular break preserved during the coronavirus
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FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) — A northwestern Illinois man known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln is scheduled to go on trial in December on child pornography and prostitution charges. Sixty-three-year-old George Buss of Freeport has pleaded not guilty. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register
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By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois voters are being asked whether they want to change the state’s income-tax structure from a flat-rate system to one that takes more from wealthier residents. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker is backing what he calls
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CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Congressman Mike Bost of Illinois has tested positive for the coronavirus, the latest lawmaker to confirm he has it. The Republican from southern Illinois released a statement Friday saying he tested positive the night before and has experienced a mild cough and the loss
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SENECA – A fatal motorcycle crash southeast of Seneca Friday has killed one person. Around 6:15 PM Seneca Fire and EMS were called to the intersection of North 21st Road and East 28th Road for a two motorcycle crash. The identity of the victim has not been released pending notification of
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