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12 Aug, 2020
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Brothers aged 12 and 15 drowned in Illinois River at Beardstown, officials say
BEARDSTOWN -- The children who died last week after they were swept into the Illinois River at Beardstown were brothers, according to authorities.
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Winnebago County at warning level as COVID-19 cases, deaths increase

ROCKFORD - Winnebago County has reached the "warning level" threshold as the number of coronavirus cases and deaths continue to climb.

Supreme Court moves Darren Bailey’s lawsuit to Sangamon County

Illinois' highest court also halts Pritzker's contempt hearing in Clay CountySPRINGFIELD - Illinois' highest court on Tuesday moved Rep.

 
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HUD awards over $470 million in CARES Act funding

SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $21.6 million in CARES Act funding to 68 public housing authorities, or PHAs, throughout Illinois to help low-income families during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Sangamon sets ‘scary’ and ‘sad’ record with 51 new COVID-19 cases

Sangamon County on Tuesday reported a record one-day number of new COVID-19 cases - 51 people ranging in age from their teens to their 80s.

 
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Remote learning to get another look during special District 186 meeting

The Springfield School District 186 board will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss remote learning for all students.

Part of Oxford Road closed for emergency sewer work

Oxford Road will be closed to both directions of traffic between Cider Mill Lane and Roanoke Drive from Tuesday through Thursday, according to the city's Office of Public Works.

Wear a mask or businesses face fines

Illinois businesses can be fined for not enforcing mask wearing and crowd limits under an emergency rule from Gov.

Trump: ‘Some men are insulted’ by Biden choosing female VP

The remarks were only President Donald Trump's latest rhetorical foray into Joe Biden's VP selection, which is expected any day.

Russia’s approval of virus vaccine greeted with some alarm

MOSCOW - Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international skepticism about injections that have not completed clinical trials and were studied in only dozens of people for less than two months.