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Northern Indiana Amish see hurdles getting COVID-19 vaccines
Apr 17, 2021 7:00 AM - ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - The local Amish population faces barriers to getting vaccinated for COVID-19 that other groups do not, as Hoosiers generally need to make vaccination appointments online or by phone and clinics are located in towns and cities. About 26,000 Amish residents live in Elkhart and LaGrange counties, according to the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. In Elkhart County, a direct effort to get shots to the Amish has yet to launch, according to county Health Officer Dr. Bethany Wait.
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Alton looks to stem tide by offering loans for home repairs
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Pritzker announces $1.6B in federal funding for early childhood services
Apr 16, 2021 3:56 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that $1.6 billion in federal funding will be allocated toward early childhood education and child care providers in Illinois. The funds will be provided through the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in March, Pritzker announced at a news conference in Aurora on Friday, and will include $140 million in direct grants for child care providers to be disbursed over the next three weeks. -
Police ID killer in FedEx shooting as 19-year-old man
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America goes back to school '" 5 essential reads on parenting in the pandemic
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Are ties to marijuana industry a problem for suburban lawmaker seeking CBD rules?
Apr 16, 2021 6:31 AM - Deerfield state Rep. Bob Morgan's 'CBD Safety Act' draws criticism from hemp growers who cite the lawmaker's ties to the rival marijuana industry. -
Video: Chicago boy wasn't holding gun when shot by officer
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High demand for COVID-19 shots continues despite Johnson & Johnson setback
Apr 16, 2021 6:28 AM - Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pause isn't preventing Pfizer and Moderna versions from going like hot cakes in the suburbs. Average new cases are down statewide, but the shots per day average also has dipped. -
Legislation would require colleges to provide free sanitary productsApr 15, 2021 5:24 PM - The state House on Thursday approved a bill to require public universities and community colleges to make feminine hygiene products available for free in restrooms.
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Illinois Supreme Court makes ruling on innocence certificates
Apr 15, 2021 3:40 PM - A majority of the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday that the state law governing certificates of innocence requires exonerated individuals to prove their innocence only for the criminal offense with which they were initially charged.
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