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News from August 2022

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Winnebago, Lake sheriff’s departments posted highest DUI arrest numbers in 2021

By LGIS News Service | Aug 3, 2022

The Winnebago Sheriff’s Department arrested 420 people for driving under the influence last year, the highest number of DUI arrests among Illinois counties, according to an activist group’s annual DUI survey.

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Bailey shares plan to restore 'Chicago and all of Illinois' greatness'

By Andy Nghiem | Aug 3, 2022

Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) recently shared his ideas for restoring Chicago to greatness in an Aug. 1 Facebook post.

Illinois State Board of Education School Health Advisory Committee met July 25

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 3, 2022

Illinois State Board of Education School Health Advisory Committee met Monday, July 25.

Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities met July 21

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 3, 2022

Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities met Thursday, July 21.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Illinois during week ending July 16

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 2, 2022

Illinois's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending July 16, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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76 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Illinois during week ending July 16

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 2, 2022

There were 76 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Illinois in the week ending July 16, making up 4.5% of total deaths by all causes in Illinois.

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117 people die in Illinois from cerebrovascular disease in week ending June 25

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 2, 2022

There were 117 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 25, a 1.7% decrease from the previous week.

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How many 75-84-year-olds died in Illinois during week ending July 16?

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 2, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 532 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending July 16.

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Illinois hosts family resource day for child support awareness month

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 2, 2022

Illinois is observing Child Support Awareness Month this August with a Family Resource Day event aimed at connecting families to child support services. The event, organized by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services' Division of Child Support Services (DCSS), will take place in Springfield.

North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 Independent Authority and the Financial Oversight Panel met July 21

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 2, 2022

North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 Independent Authority and the Financial Oversight Panel met Thursday, July 21

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission East Central Regional Human Rights Authority met July 21

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 2, 2022

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission East Central Regional Human Rights Authority met Thursday, July 21.

Aug. 1: Congressional Record publishes “FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” in the Senate section

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 1, 2022

“FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” was published on pages S3814-S3825 of the Congressional Record on Aug. 1.

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ISBE COVID protocols: ‘If unable to mask, quarantine for 10 days’

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 1, 2022

Unvaccinated students who are considered close contacts for those with COVID-19 are being ordered to mask for 10 days after contact or quarantine at home.

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55 people die in Illinois from Alzheimer's disease in week ending June 25

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 1, 2022

There were 55 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 25, a 23.6% decrease from the previous week.

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DeVore on Thornley case: 'Kwame Raoul took a pass and moved to have the complaint dismissed'

By Bree Gonzales | Aug 1, 2022

Candidate for Illinois attorney general Tom DeVore lambasts incumbent Attorney General Kwame Raoul for turning a blind eye to possible Gov. J.B. Pritzker corruption.

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DeVore: ‘Kwame Raoul lied to the people of Illinois in order to protect his boss, Gov. JB Pritzker’

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 1, 2022

GOP attorney general candidate Tom DeVore is claiming his opponent incumbent Kwame Raoul lied about his part in not prosecuting Jenny Thornley.

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337 people die from diseases of the heart in Illinois during week ending July 16

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 1, 2022

There were 337 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Illinois in the week ending July 16, making up 20.1% of total deaths by all causes in Illinois.

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296 people die in Illinois after taking the COVID-19 vaccine

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 1, 2022

Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 296 deaths being in Illinois, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.

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Devore: FOIA-ed email reveals Raoul lied to protect Pritzker

By Press Release | Aug 1, 2022

Last night, Tom Devore exposed a FOIA-ed email that reveals Attorney General Kwame Raoul lied to protect Governor Pritzker when he claimed that he had referred allegations implicating the Governor’s office in the Thornley Work Comp Case to an appellate prosecutor.

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Pump pain: Illinois drivers to spend $52.03 more on gas on average this August

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 1, 2022

The average price of regular gas in Illinois in August is $4.63 per gallon.