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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Nancy Lopez, AHS chess club, Dallas Green, Blackhawks and moreFeb 22, 2021 3:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of golfer Nancy Lopez, Arlington High School chess club, Dallas Green, the Itasca Country Club and more in our latest "Through the Film M...
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Legislator who sued over COVID-19 rules announces he's running for governorFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Facing a packed-in, almost entirely unmasked crowd of supporters, conservative firebrand Darren Bailey on Monday kicked off his bid to unseat Gov. J.B....
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1 in 8 Illinoisans vaccinated, with 500,000 more doses expected this weekFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - About one in eight Illinoisans has received a COVID-19 vaccine shot as of Monday, and after recent storms across the U.S. stymied shipments, 500,000 more doses should ar...
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Pritzker signs criminal justice billFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a criminal justice omnibus bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Monday, abolishing cash bail, overhauling police ...
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Madigan resigns as state Democratic Party chairmanFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan announced Monday that he is resigning as chairman of the state Democratic Party, a post he has held since ...
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Indiana woman, 105, a veteran of 2 pandemics, gets vaccineFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - A local woman who was a toddler during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is on track to survive the second pandemic of her lifetime. Thelma Spade, 105...
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SIU receives volumes belonging to late inventor FullerFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University has received a collection of books belonging to the late inventor and designer R. Buckminster Fuller, who also taugh...
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State Police: 4 killed in suburban Chicago traffic crashFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) - Four people, including a young child and teenager, died in a traffic crash outside Chicago, Illinois State Police said Sunday. The crash ha...
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Museum founded by Holocaust survivor reopens in IndianaFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A western Indiana museum founded by a Holocaust survivor who championed forgiveness has reopened following a six-month-long closure prompted by ...
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Indiana Senate backs yearly hurdle on teacher union duesFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana teachers would have to renew requests every year for automatic paycheck deduction of union dues under a bill that's been approved by the stat...