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January ends as Illinois' second deadliest month of pandemicJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - Nearly 3,000 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in Illinois in January, making it the second-deadliest month the state has experienced during the pandemic. Illinois Departmen...
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Legislative session canceled, but Pritzker still will deliver budget address WednesdayJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to use his annual budget address Wednesday to offer consumers relief from soaring inflation by lifting or rebating some of the big...
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Obama Center space named after Chicago teen shooting victimJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An indoor garden at the Obama Presidential Center will named after a 15-year-old Chicago teenager who died in the city's street violence in 2013. The Oba...
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Bald eagle released back into the wild after rehabilitationJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - CRANE, Ind. (AP) - A bald eagle named Christmas found freedom Tuesday at Lake Gallimore on the south side of the Naval Support Activity Crane installation. She was relea...
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ISU's spring enrollment has dropped 25 percent since 2019Jan 30, 2022 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana State University's spring enrollment has fallen nearly 25% since 2019, a drop school officials blame in part on the impact of the COVID-...
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Students' minds jolted by electrical safety seminarJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - In several ways, it was a shocking lesson for Bloomington Area Career Center students. Hailing from Paxton, Live Line Demo Inc. owner Steve Hanc...
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Mars Wrigley closing chocolate factory in ChicagoJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mars Wrigley is closing a chocolate factory on Chicago's West Side and plans to donate the building hailed for its Spanish-style architecture. The company...
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Chicago adds Little Village arch to protected landmarksJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials have designated the arch marking an entry point into the city's Little Village neighborhood. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Wednesda...
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Chicago Fire plans new training facility on former CHA siteJan 29, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Fire soccer team is considering building a training facility on land that once was one of the Chicago Housing Authority's largest public housi...
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Jackson County drug court hopes to give people second chanceJan 29, 2022 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A drug treatment court has made its way to Jackson County to help those faced with addiction and criminal charges get their life back, Judge Stev...