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WEBPeter Hancock. , September 16, 2024. The owner of a gun store testified Monday that Illinois’ ban on the sale of assault-style weapons and large capacity magazines has had a significant impact on his business and prevented his customers from buying items they would normally use for self-defense, hunting, target shooting or other legal activities.
Statewide: A year without cash bail | NPR Illinois
WEB2 days ago · NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford. Published September 19, 2024 at 10:47 AM CDT. Print. Listen • 50:29. Pixabay. On this episode, we learn more about the impact of Illinois' law that eliminated cash bail. It took effect one year ago. While some warned the change would lessen public safety, the data seems to show otherwise.
No needles required: The FDA approves an at-home flu vaccine
WEB1 day ago · The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first flu vaccine that people can administer to themselves at home. The agency on Friday gave the green light for people who have been screened to give themselves the FluMist nasal spray, which can be ordered directly from an online pharmacy, skipping the need to visit a doctor’s office.
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WEBJul 10, 2024 · Vanessa Ferguson. , May 25, 2023. NPR Illinois hosted its first LISTEN session, a program designed to hear feedback about the media from unheard parts of the community. For this first session the Community Voices team visited Southeast High school to ask students what it's like to be a student today, …
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WEB4 days ago · Sean Crawford. , September 11, 2024. Enrollment growth is seen as key for the campus, which has watched the number of students taking classes drop from a high of 5,431 in 2014 down to 3,944 in the fall of 2020. That has slammed campus finances, even with the modest rebound in recent years. News.
Illinois is seeing a surge in respiratory illnesses
WEBJan 5, 2024 · Illinois’ overall respiratory illness level has increased from Moderate to High and more than half the counties in the state are at an elevated level for COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.. Viruses - including COVID-19, flu and RSV - are circulating widely and the CDC is reporting that 61 Illinois counties are at either High or Medium level for ...
In Illinois politics, remaps keep the powerful in power
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · Illinois State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-Elmhurst, asks a question of Illinois State Rep. Curtis Tarver, D-Chicago, on Senate Bill 542, the remap proposed for the Illinois Supreme Court, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Friday, May 28, 2021.
Pritzker Signs Climate Plan To Get Illinois On Path To 100% Clean ...
WEBSep 15, 2021 · Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a massive climate and energy plan into law — the last and hardest fought of his agenda items for his first four years in office as he gears up to run for a second term.
COVID’s Impact On Illinois By The Numbers As State Enters ‘Phase …
WEBJun 12, 2021 · DuPage County, the wealthiest of the state’s 102 counties, is 52.35% fully vaccinated as of Friday, while Alexander County in deep southern Illinois is only 13.76% fully vaccinated. Illinois’ 7-day average COVID case positivity rate has fallen to 1% in recent days from a high of 13.2% on Nov. 13.
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