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Indiana warns about false, misleading virus cleaning claimsMay 06, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana residents should be wary about false or misleading claims some companies are making about their ability to combat the spread of the coronavir...
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Convicted former Chicago schools chief leaves prisonMay 06, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has left a federal prison where she was serving a sentence after pleading guilty in a multi-million...
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GOP wants 'local' say in Pritzker's COVID-19 reopening planMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Republicans said Wednesday that Illinois' pandemic control plan needs GOP input and again urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to convene the Legislature. The De...
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COVID-19 crisis delays probe of former priest's prison deathMay 05, 2020 7:00 am - PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The investigation into the prison death of a southern Illinois priest shortly after he began serving a nine-year sentence for child pornograph...
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More Indiana stores reopen as some virus restrictions easeMay 04, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Shoppers trickled into some large Indiana shopping malls on Monday as they opened for the first time in more than a month under a new order from the ...
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Police: Officer responding to 911 call fatally shoots callerMay 04, 2020 7:00 am - OAKLAND CITY, Ind. (AP) - State police are investigating the fatal officer-involved shooting of a 69-year-old southwestern Indiana man who called 911 to report that he a...
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'Secret Chicago' author to discuss unique Chicago sites during online book chat WednesdayMay 04, 2020 6:00 am - Can a Cleveland transplant teach Chicagoans about surprising aspects of the Windy City? Writer and photographer Jessica Mlinaric thinks so with her new book “Secret Chic...
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As deadline for referendum on independent redistricting passes, advocates refocusMay 04, 2020 5:30 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has killed the chance for voters to amend Illinois' constitution this year and establish independent redistricting, much to the chagrin of advocate...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Arnold Palmer, Bears training camp, Mustang Ranch fire and moreMay 04, 2020 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of Arnold Palmer, Bears training camp, the Chicago Cubs, Mustang Ranch fire, and more in the latest "Through the Film Magnifier" gallery....
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Officials at reopened state parks say visitors respected social distancingMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Many suburbanites shook off cabin fever at reopened Illinois state parks over the weekend. Select state parks closed by the pandemic reopened Friday for hiking, biking, ...