AP: What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fall vaccination season is in full swing, with health officials urging both an updated COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine for most everyone. The new COVID-19 shots may be
Adams: Giannoulias recommends permanent increase to driving test age requirement
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Change spurred by COVID-19 pandemic increased testing age to 79 By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this week filed administrative rules that would increase the age at which a driver
Springfield man arrested in connection with shooting earlier in September, police find drugs and weapons during incident as well
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Springfield Police arrested a local citizen for a shooting earlier in September when they were called concerning a separate incident in the capital city earlier this week. On September 25, 2023 – at approximately 7:33 p.m. –
Local Illinois politicians and officials ask the public to help stop the spread of election misinformation with 2024 presidential cycle just months away
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Illinois will be holding its presidential primary elections in six months, and a group of county clerks and other election officials are asking the public to help stem the flow of the kind of misinformation they’ve seen
Illinois House Speaker Welch introduces a bill authorizing legislative staff members to form a new union
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Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has introduced a bill authorizing legislative staff to form a union. Members of Welch’s staff have been seeking recognition as a union, but the speaker has resisted the effort, arguing that state
UAW expands nationwide strike, with workers in Bolingbrook and Naperville participating
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The United Auto Workers has expanded its strike. The union is now striking spare parts warehouses in 20 states across the country run by GM and Stellantis. The union’s strategy is to increase the number of struck
AP high school football rankings feature some familiar teams from around Springfield and Central Illinois
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Area high school football teams have made it into the top ten in the AP rankings. In Class 5A, Sacred Heart-Griffin is ranked number 5, while undefeated Rochester is ranked number 1 in Class 4A. Williamsville is
Statistical findings from recent study illustrate the growing problem of racial profiling by police in Illinois
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Racial profiling of motorists by police is getting worse in Illinois. WBEZ and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity announced yesterday they are ready to present findings from an analysis of traffic stops conducted in Illinois
70,000 Armenians, half of disputed enclave's population, have now fled
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bergserg/Getty Images (LONDON) — At least 75,500 ethnic Armenian refugees have now fled Nagorno-Karabakh, more than half the disputed enclave’s population, according to local authorities, as the exodus from the region continues to accelerate. It is feared
LFT: Local Football Talk Podcast 2023 Week 6
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Mike Wennmacher and Ryan Mahan, Sportswriter for the SJ-R, break down the week 6 matchups in the CS8 and keep you up to date on what is going on in the Sangamo Conference as well. Give it