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State reports first-year hemp production totalsApr 12, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois farmers produced 2.3 million pounds (1 million kilograms) of industrial hemp in the first year of legal cultivation in decades, state o...
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Winnebago plans to begin reopening Indiana RV plants in MayApr 11, 2020 7:00 am - MIDDLEBURY, Ind. (AP) - Iowa-based recreational vehicle manufacturer Winnebago Industries plans to begin reopening its northern Indiana plants in May after closing them ...
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Hoosiers are fostering dogs in record numbers amid pandemicApr 11, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - In record numbers, central Indiana residents have been seeking time-tested unconditional companionship as they ride out the COVID-19 pandemic at in t...
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Interstate 70 lane closures in Indianapolis to begin MondayApr 11, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State highway officials are closing a portion of Interstate 70 in Indianapolis to tackle roadwork during the drop in traffic that followed Indiana's ...
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Chicago mayor takes hard line fighting coronavirus outbreakApr 11, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - As large American cities try various strategies to keep people home to limit the coronavirus's spread, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has balanced a blend o...
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Gambling revenue plummets in March due to virus restrictionsApr 10, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's gambling revenue plunged in March after the state banned large gatherings to stem the spread of the coronavirus, forcing the closure of cas...
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Thousands of patient beds ready at Chicago convention centerApr 10, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's lakefront convention center will be prepared to accept its first COVID-19 patients next week if demand on the city's hospitals requires a 'œreli...
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Another 133,000 Indiana residents file unemployment claimsApr 10, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - More than 133,000 people filed initial claims for unemployment in Indiana last week as the coronavirus pandemic kept businesses closed and workers fu...
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Illinois' COVID-19 cases could peak soon. Then what?Apr 10, 2020 5:30 am - Despite a painful death toll from COVID-19 and mounting cases of the respiratory disease, state experts anticipate a peak is coming soon. But what does a peak mean and w...
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Car dealer gives free loaners to nurses because 'we're all in this together'Apr 10, 2020 1:00 am - The owner of three suburban car dealerships on Friday delivered free loaner vehicles to 11 nurses at a Chicago children's hospital to use for 30 days so they don't have ...