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Democrats elevate health care as virus-era campaign argumentApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved election-year politics as...
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Chicago Bar Association attorneys field COVID-19-related legal questionsApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago Bar Association members are available to provide legal assistance on consumer and employment complaints related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization announ...
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53 additional deaths, 1,209 more Illinois COVID-19 cases; 500 beds ready to go at McCormick PlaceApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - As the first 500 beds of a makeshift alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients came online Friday at McCormick Place in Chicago, state health officials announced one...
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More than 14K Illinois jobs lost in March due to virusApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Note: This story has been updated to remove mention of layoffs by Fabrik Molded Plastics at its McHenry plant, as they have been removed from the state report. And i...
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Unemployment up again, Illinois receives 178K initial claimsApr 02, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois continued to share in the nation's economic pain wrought by COVID-19 with 178,421 unemployment claims filed last week. The 56% jump, ...
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Indiana man arrested in Illinois in disabled man's shootingApr 02, 2020 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana man has been arrested in Illinois on charges alleging that he shot and wounded a disabled man who had been sheltering his ex-girlfrien...
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Mayor taps ex-Dallas chief to head Chicago police forceApr 02, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday named former Dallas police Chief David Brown to head the police force in the nation's third largest city, touting...
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Indiana gets dozens of price gouging complaints amid virusApr 02, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's attorney general said Thursday that dozens of Hoosiers have contacted his office to complain about merchants charging exorbitant prices for...
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Indiana schools shut for year as virus cases, deaths riseApr 02, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's K-12 schools will remain closed for the remainder of the academic year due to the coronavirus outbreak, officials announced Thursday as the...
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AP source: Chicago mayor to name former Dallas police Chief David Brown to lead the Chicago Police DepartmentApr 02, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - AP source: Chicago mayor to name former Dallas police Chief David Brown to lead the Chicago Police Department. ...