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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Nov. 5
Unemployment claims increased again in Illinois this week.
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Counties In Illinois Approve Nonbinding Resolution To Create New State
Questions posed to voters in various counties asked if they should join with others outside of Cook County to create a new state.
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State Officials Warn Of Rising Coronavirus Cases In Younger Children
Illinois, like the rest of the country, is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases among children.
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Welch Postpones Madigan Hearing, Republicans Say Decision Delays Votes On Witness Subpoenas
The investigating committee was initially supposed to meet Thursday.
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Voters Threw Out An Illinois Supreme Court Justice. What Happens Next?
Illinoisans voted not to retain a state Supreme Court Justice Tuesday, something that’s never happened in state history.
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Killbride Not Retained For Illinois Supreme Court
For the first time in history, Illinois voters declined to retain a sitting Illinois Supreme Court justice in Tuesday's election.
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Rodney Davis Declares Victory, Blasts Champaign County Clerk For Delayed Results
The Republican incumbent said he’s focused on addressing student loan debt, infrastructure and defeating coronavirus.
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Vote Yes Group Concedes On Progressive Income Tax Ballot Measure
The group said Wednesday they failed to secure enough votes to overhaul the state's tax code.
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Biden, Durbin Win In Illinois; Support For Progressive Income Tax Trailing
At 9:12 p.m., some U.S. Congress races in Illinois remain too close to call.
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Incumbent Senator Dick Durbin Declares Victory As Results Come In
“We’ve got a lot of work to do tonight before we rest. I hope we end up with a Democratic Senate and certainly with President Joe Biden."
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Pritzker Says Outcome Of Vote On Progressive Tax Amendment Might Not Be Known Tonight
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday it may not be clear tonight if voters approved or rejected the progressive income tax amendment.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Nov. 3
Early voting breaks records in Illinois this Election Day.
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More Than 42 Percent Of Registered Illinois Voters Cast Ballots Before Polls Open
More than 3.5 million people have already voted in Illinois before the polls open Tuesday.
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Record Number Of Illinoisans Voting Early
Nearly 3 million ballots had already been cast in the general election, far more than in any previous election in Illinois.
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Secretary Of State Says Illinois Residents Can Use Email To Get Help With License Reinstatement
The email service is open to everyone and it should help residents beat the lines usually associated with visiting a license bureau.
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State Officials Encourage Illinois Seniors To Be Prepared To Handle Disasters
More than two million seniors live in Illinois and should know what to do when a disaster happens, IEMA spokesman Rebecca Clark said.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Nov. 2
Many regions in Illinois faces added restrictions amid the current COVID-19 surge.
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New Law Makes Voting In Illinois Easier Than Most Other States
Illinois is among the easiest states in the country in which to cast a ballot, according to a new study.
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Nearly 2.8 Million Votes Already Cast In Illinois As Total Registered Breaks Record
A total of 2,758,775 votes have been cast in Illinois - in the 2016 General Election, there were 3.5 million overall votes cast.
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Stumped On Judges? Nonprofit Gives Info On Judicial Contests
The Illinois Civil Justice League unveiled a website about the state's judges this week.
