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Amtrak resuming full rail service across Illinois

May. 23, 2021 09:15 AM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Amtrak is resuming full passenger rail service across Illinois as the number of COVID-19 cases are falling. Gov....

In this image for the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, shoppers walk out of a Walmart store in Waldorf, Md., May 7, 2021. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has not cited the nation's largest retailer despite employee complaints, illnesses and deaths at Walmart facilities across the country. The company says there is no proof that employees contracted COVID-19 at work. (Brittany N. Gaddy/University of Maryland via AP)
Walmart sales soared, essential workers got scant protection

By Gracie Todd, Molly Castle Work, Natalie Drum, Nick Mcmillan, Kara Newhouse, Jazmyn Gray, Aneurin Canham Clyne, Jack Rasiel, Sahana Jayaraman And Haley Chi-Sing/The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism May. 12, 2021 12:31 PM EDT

Terry Prince, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's designee as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, discusses changes in administration, communication, policies and infection control that he and others at the agency are implementing in response to a COVID-19 outbreak last fall at the LaSalle Veterans' Home. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)
Report: LaSalle virus crisis response 'reactive and chaotic'

By John O'connor Apr. 30, 2021 07:03 AM EDT

Man gets probation for selling fake virus protection

Apr. 28, 2021 04:21 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic sold devices designed to be worn around the neck that he falsely claimed...

High school student Grace Hu, 16, of Sharon, Mass., stands for a photograph near Sharon High School, Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Sharon. Hu, who plans to to go back to in-person classes in April, helped organize a rally in Boston in early April against anti-Asian hate, but said she's not concerned about facing vitriol when her school reopens fully. The district, located about 27 miles south of Boston, has a sizable Asian student population and has felt generally safe and welcoming to her. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Asian Americans wary about school amid virus, violence

By Philip Marcelo Apr. 20, 2021 12:26 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press Feb. 23, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Arlington Heights Daily Herald. February 20, 2021. Editorial: Gov. Pritzker should veto unfair legislation that will drive up product,...

Illinois to allow COVID vaccine for pre-existing conditions

Feb. 10, 2021 05:01 PM EST
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — Illinois residents under 65 years old with pre-existing medical conditions will be eligible to receive vaccination to protect them against...

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2016, photo, Robert DeLeo, the speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, speaks at a bill signing ceremony at the Statehouse in Boston. DeLeo announced his resignation on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in a letter read to members in the chamber. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Ronald Mariano elected speaker of Massachusetts House

By Mark Pratt Dec. 30, 2020 03:03 PM EST

Covid-19 at Illinois corrections leaves loved ones in dark

By Emma Lubitsch Of Injustice Watch Dec. 19, 2020 01:01 AM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Cynthia McDonald’s son Joseph Wilson contracted Covid-19 in late March while serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and attempted...

Prosecutors: Man sold lanyards he claimed would stop virus

Dec. 18, 2020 12:54 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday for selling lanyards that he falsely claimed could ward off viruses. ...

Bobby Smith gets some help opening a PowerPoint on volcanoes from QHS teacher Jared Holman at Quincy High School, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. in Quincy, Ill., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (Jake Shane/Quincy Herald-Whig via AP)
Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic teaching educators too

By Deborah Gertz Husar Nov. 22, 2020 01:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 3, 2015 file photo, Illinois Rep. Tim Butler, R-Springfield, takes the oath of office in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Butler joined three other GOP lawmakers Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 in objecting to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's imposition of restrictions on indoor dining and drinking in central Illinois, the ninth of 11 COVID-19 monitoring regions to see such restrictions this month because of troubling coronavirus numbers. Butler, who tested positive for COVID-19 last weekend and is quarantining at home, said while Pritzker's intentions are good, his focus on the health side of the pandemic has come at the expense of the economic damage it has wrought. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
COVID-19 crackdown now in 9 of 11 regions in Illinois

By John O'connor Oct. 29, 2020 03:50 PM EDT

Sean Courtney, of West Springfield, holds a "Don't Tread on Me," flag during a protest against mandatory flu vaccinations, outside the Massachusetts State House, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Boston. Public health authorities say flu shots are very important this year to avoid overburdening the health system. amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald via AP)
Virus could end snow days; flu shot mandate prompts protest

Aug. 30, 2020 10:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 30, 2020 file photo, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks in Chicago during the daily update on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Pritzker said during a stop in Rock Island, Ill., Monday, July 27, 2020, that "things are not moving in the right direction" in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois, where officials reported a sixth day in a row of more than 1,000 newly confirmed cases. Earlier in Quincy, the Democrat said he didn't expect life in Illinois to return to normal until sometime next year. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)
Pritzker, COVID-19 numbers not 'moving in right direction'

Jul. 27, 2020 04:53 PM EDT

In this Thursday, June. 18, 2020, photo, West Quincy Pawn Shop owner Lionel Hammond poses for a photo in the gun section of the store which Hammond pointed out has a noticeably low stock in West Quincy, Mo. At West Quincy Pawn Shop, Hammond said sales have been off the charts and that he can't keep merchandise on the shelves as buyers are using their governmental stimulus money to buy firearms, jewelry, televisions and other electronics. (Jake Shane/Quincy Herald-Whig via AP)
Pawn shops report sales boom despite pandemic

By Ethan Colbert Jul. 04, 2020 01:02 AM EDT

Yearbook staffers try to document an unforgettable year

By Deborah Gertz Husar May. 10, 2020 01:01 AM EDT
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — Danica Clarke knows she will always remember many of the details of a senior year truncated by the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Massachusetts National Guard soldiers from the 181st Engineer Company, left, wear masks out of concern for the coronavirus as they distribute boxes of food, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, to people also wearing masks in Chelsea, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Baker says state making gains on virus; 2nd Walmart closes

By Steve Leblanc And Mark Pratt May. 05, 2020 09:38 AM EDT

Rev. Bruce Rice of WGCA poses in studio lobby in Quincy on March 28, 2011. (Phil Carlson/Quincy Herald-Whig via AP)
Faith leader says pandemic has been an ‘eye-opener’

By Steve Eighinger May. 03, 2020 01:01 AM EDT