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Fewer COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities this weekAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - Long-term care facilities throughout Illinois and parts of the suburbs are reporting fewer active COVID-19 outbreaks this week. Illinois Department of Public Health reco...
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ComEd to convert light-duty fleet to electric vehiclesAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - ComEd announced Friday it plans to convert all of its light duty fleet to electric vehicles by 2030 as part of its overall goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The e...
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Senate GOP demands governor open unemployment officesAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Ten "frustrated" Republican senators demanded Gov. J.B. Pritzker allow state offices tasked with processing unemployment claims to reopen in a letter sent ...
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Arlington Heights woman charged in Michigan Avenue lootingAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights woman was charged Friday in connection with the rash of looting that occurred earlier this month on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. Micaela Kimbrough, 3...
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State making final push to increase census participationAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - By RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois rtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Human Services said the state is poised to have one o...
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Illinois reports 1,832 COVID-19 cases and 27 deathsAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,832 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 27 deaths. The number of confirmed cases...
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McCormick's Creek SP fire tower cab reopening to publicAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - SPENCER, Ind. (AP) - An attraction at a south central Indiana state park will re-open to the public Friday after being closed for decades. The cab of the fire tower at M...
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Vehicles hit Illinois covered bridge twice after reopeningAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - LONG GROVE, Ill. (AP) - A covered bridge in northern Illinois has been damaged twice by vehicles within days of its reopening after a $1 million rebuild repaired severe ...
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Chicago Police step up release of photos, videos of suspectsAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police posted on Wednesday a video on its website of a boy getting shot in the leg, the latest addition to a rapidly expanding collection of video...
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Illinois Weekend DigestAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - AP-Illinois stories for the weekend of August 22-23. May be updated. Members using Exchange stories should retain the bylines and newspaper credit lines. If you have que...