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Illinois extends unemployment benefits another 20 weeks
Aug 6, 2020 7:47 PM - The Illinois Department of Employment Security has extended jobless benefits another 20 weeks as the state's unemployment numbers continue to soar because of the coronavirus pandemic
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University of Illinois rolls out new test as state reports almost 2,000 more COVID-19 infections
Aug 6, 2020 7:39 PM - University of Illinois scientists ramping up potentially game-changing rapid COVID-19 test as new cases of COVID-19 rise by 1,953 Thursday, the highest daily tally since May 24. -
Aug. 6 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code
Aug 6, 2020 7:26 PM - Since the outbreak began, there have been 92,146 cases in the suburbs as of Thursday. That's 49% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. -
Man accused of targeting Black neighbor with swastika, slurs
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Leader of Teachers' Retirement System forced out
Aug 6, 2020 7:20 PM - Richard Ingram, the long-serving executive director of the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System, resigned from that position this week after being placed on administrative leave. -
State legislator argues Pritzker should rescind orders or go to jail
Aug 6, 2020 3:42 PM - State Rep. Darren Bailey asked a downstate judge this week to agree that Gov. J.B. Pritzker violated a court ruling when he issued three COVID-19-related executive orders in July. Those orders allowed K-12 schools to hold in-person classes while following public health guidelines, ordered the Department of Corrections to take inmate transfers from county jails at the discretion of the director and reinstated almost 30 previously announced decrees. -
Indiana eviction, utility shutoff moratoriums end next week
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Indiana state superintendent says schools can safely reopen
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SW Indiana utility Vectren to be renamed CenterPoint Energy
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Fire destroys northern Indiana barn, kills about 240 calves
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