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Coronavirus illness cases rise to 64 in Illinois with 18 new cases, including first downstateMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinois coronavirus cases rose to 64 from 46 as residents with the illness emerged in central and southern regions of the state, officials said Saturday. ...
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U of I, ISU, DePaul, Northwestern to suspend in-person classesMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - The University of Illinois, Illinois State University, DePaul and Northwestern on Wednesday all announced plans to suspend in-person classes amid concerns about the coro...
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Judge denies effort to reclassify drug deathMar 10, 2020 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has rejected a mother's request to order her daughter's overdose death reclassified as a drug-induced homicide rather than an accident. Judge Sanjay ...
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End of the road for Chicago's horse-drawn carriage industryMar 10, 2020 11:00 pm - The end of the road is near for Chicago's much-maligned horse-drawn carriage industry. Starting Jan. 1, the carriage rides - popular with tourists, newlyweds and prom-go...
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Sports betting launches in Illinois with first wager at Rivers CasinoMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - All sports bets are on in Illinois. The Land of Lincoln became the 15th state to play host to a legal sports wager as Rivers Casino in Des Plaines opened the state's fir...
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$60M Amazon facility in Pullman takes giant step forward - without property tax breakMar 08, 2020 11:00 pm - It looks like a long-vacant Pullman industrial site will be turned into a $60 million Amazon distribution center in time for the Christmas holidays - and without a lucra...
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In Chicago, Bernie Sanders jabs Biden, tells backers to 'stop complaining and get involved'Mar 07, 2020 12:00 am - Bernie Sanders jabbed at Joe Biden and urged an adoring youthful crowd at Grant Park on Saturday to get out the vote for him in the March 17 Illinois primary, advising t...
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WWII POW from Naperville told school children his war storiesMar 07, 2020 12:00 am - Having fought through North Africa, Sicily and Italy during World War II, Arnie Massier came home to Naperville, but he never forgot the moment a German soldier got the ...
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Mother wants OD victim's death ruled homicideMar 05, 2020 10:00 pm - The mother of a North Side woman who died of a drug overdose is waging a legal battle against the Cook County medical examiner's office over its decision to classify her...
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Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher and others plead not guilty in gambling ring caseMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - The brother of Chicago Bears great Brian Urlacher joined a crowd of defendants who stood before a federal judge Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to their alleged roles i...