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937 new cases of COVID-19, 26 more deaths as Pritzker extends stay-at-home order through April 30
Mar 31, 2020 8:14 PM - Pritzker extends stay-at-home order through April 30, announces 937 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, 26 new deaths. -
Cancer patient serving 4 years for THC chocolates out of prison thanks to governor
Mar 31, 2020 4:22 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has commuted the four-year prison sentence of a cancer patient who had nearly 43 pounds of THC-infused chocolates delivered to his house in Montgomery. Thomas J. Franzen, 37, was discharged from the minimum-security wing at the Statesville Correctional Center Monday afternoon and is staying with his father in Sugar Grove. -
Trump rollback of mileage standards guts climate change push
Mar 31, 2020 3:38 PM - The Trump administration's rollback of mileage standards Tuesday marks a win for Americans who like their SUVs and pickup trucks, but the government's own estimates show big costs, too -- more Americans dying from air pollution, more climate-damaging tailpipe exhaust and more expense for drivers at the gas pumps.
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For many families, health crisis adds to homelessness risks
Mar 31, 2020 10:14 AM - For millions of families nationwide who struggle with housing insecurity, "stay home" represents a directive that would leave them without a home to go to. -
Who's the good dog now?Mar 31, 2020 9:08 AM - Marc Donahue Dion: I love the rich people who employ me. I do. Before that, I loved the other rich people who employed me.
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White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast
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6th Congressional District race hard to predict with 'ordinary life on hold'
Mar 31, 2020 5:33 AM - The campaign to represent the 6th U.S. Congressional District comes with uncertainty that could help or hurt either candidate, Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten or Republican challenger Jeanne Ives. -
Most suburban GOP lawmakers endorse Pritzker's COVID-19 stay-at-home rule
Mar 30, 2020 6:57 PM - Republican Trump's COVID-19 policies differ from Democrat Pritzker's. Better to be safe than partisan, many local GOP legislators think. -
State announces 8 new deaths, 461 new coronavirus cases
Mar 30, 2020 6:46 PM - Illinois health officials announced 8 new deaths from coronavirus infections and 461 new cases on Monday, with plans to add hospital beds at McCormick Place in Chicago and at former hospital buildings in Elgin and Blue Island. -
Trump defends extending virus guidelines as spread continues
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