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Remote Learning Produces More Failing Grades At Some Illinois Schools
Attendance also dipped in Chicago’s public schools this fall, especially for Black students and those with special needs.
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Illinois Proposes To Transform State Healthcare System To Be 'Equity-Centric'
The Illinois' Department of Healthcare and Family Services has proposed a new plan to change the state's healthcare.
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Illinois Healthcare Workers To Get COVID-19 Vaccinations Before Long-Term-Care Residents
“In order to protect our residents and caregivers, long-term care providers need states to distribute the vaccine as soon as possible."
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Dec. 10
105,000 Illinoisans file for unemployment benefits, plus more news from Springfield.
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Nearly 145,000 Pending FOID Requests Take Average Of 121 Days In Illinois
State officials say a number of factors cause delays, including an increase in applications.
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Vaccine Distribution Plan Could Include Hospitals, Pharmacies, Dentists
As the nation awaits distribution of the vaccine, Illinois healthcare leaders are ready to help administer doses.
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Experts Seek Pension Solutions As Municipalities Shoulder Growing Costs
The state’s pension debt is the worst in the nation relative to the size of each state’s economy.
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Former Lawmaker’s Death Could Affect Federal Corruption Probes
A Chicago Democrat who pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from a red-light camera company died last week.
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LaSalle Veterans Home Leader Fired After 32 Die In COVID-19 Outbreak
Acting Assistant Director Anthony Vaughn will take over immediately on an interim basis.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Dec. 8
Hearing set after COVID-19 outbreak kills 32 at state veterans' home.
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IBSE Launches New Tool To Better Prepare Teachers In Illinois
The State Board of Education is making an effort to assist Illinois teachers.
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'Track The Recovery' Site Says More One-In-Three Small Businesses In Illinois Have Closed Since January
Illinois has lost more than a third of its small businesses since the beginning of the year, according to the website.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Dec. 7
State Rep. Brad Halbrook defends hosting a holiday gathering last week.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Dec. 4
Mobile testing operations are heading out across Illinois.
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Aurora Campus Ranked Top High School In Illinois
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, where the average SAT score is 1450, was ranked the best public high school in Illinois.
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Illinois’ Unemployment Problems Continue As Nation Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels
WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez said data from the U.S. Department of Labor showed more than 713,000 new unemployment claims last week.
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Illinois State Police Continue Work To Reduce DNA Backlog
The backlog has gone from 9,289 pending assignments in March 2019 to 4,857 at the end of last month.
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Gov. Pritzker Asks For Federal Help For Restaurants, Bars
The governor announced Monday that dining out in Illinois will continue to be banned for at least the next few weeks.
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Enforcing Truancy Difficult As Some Push For Partial In-Person Learning For Students
Of 1.9 million students in Illinois, nearly 1.2 million are remote-learning only.
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Online Sales Spike During Post-Thanksgiving Shopping
Online sales soared during Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
