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29 Feb, 2020
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Coronavirus hotline set up; Pritzker says state is prepared
Illinois is expanding the number of state labs that can test for the coronavirus and has set up a toll free number for people to call to get information about the virus or report suspected cases.
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Citizens Club of Springfield highlights locals for Black History Month

As Black History Month comes to a close, the Citizens Club of Springfield used its monthly policy breakfast to highlight four area professionals about the challenges and successes of growing up in Springfield.

‘Mini-moon’ the size of a car discovered orbiting Earth. But it won’t be there for long.

After billions of years, it looks like the moon found some temporary company in the form of a "mini-moon" that recently entered the Earth's orbit.

 
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Springfield attorney quits racing board over donations

Springfield attorney Greg Sronce resigned from the Illinois Racing Board this week at the request of the governor's office.

Teen charged with vandalizing Plymouth Rock and other landmarks

PLYMOUTH, Mass. - Police have accused a teen of vandalizing Plymouth Rock and other local landmarks last week.

 
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Boy with autism denied First Communion at Catholic church: ‘That is discrimination,’ mom says

MANALAPAN, N.J. - Nicole and Jimmy LaCugna both grew up with a strong Catholic faith.

Under the Dome Podcast: Early poll results for Illinois primary

  On this week's episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke discuss the results of an early poll showing which candidate is leading going into the Illinois primary, Former Gov.

State tackles next vaping dilemma: toxic waste

As people worry about the negative effects that electronic cigarettes and vaping pens may have on users' health, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is worried about the damage caused by discarded vaping devices.

Workplace mass shootings are rare. Milwaukee rampage was the first of 2020.

When a brewery employee gunned down five co-workers at Milwaukee's Molson Coors campus, then killed himself, it was the first mass shooting at a workplace involving a current or former employee in 2020.

A joke gone too far? Some police departments are offering to ‘test’ meth for coronavirus. Not everybody is laughing

Law enforcement agencies across the nation are jokingly encouraging meth users to bring their drugs in for testing for the new coronavirus.