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Illinois programs to get $7M in federal COVID-19 reliefJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More than $7 million in federal funding will be going to organizations to help Illinois communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, state ...
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Ace in the hole: Mini-golf courses adapt to COVID-19 safety protocolsJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - It makes sense the British use the term “crazy golf” to describe what Americans have come to call miniature golf. On a traditional 18-hole golf course, it would be weird...
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Work nears start on new South Shore commuter rail routeJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - Construction could start this fall on an eight-mile (12.9-kilometer) extension of northwestern Indiana's South Shore commuter rail line from Hammond...
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July 18 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 18, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 80,769 cases in the suburbs as of Saturday, 50.3% of the state's total, acc...
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Editorial: It can be denied no longer: Speaker Madigan must goJul 17, 2020 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors have not yet indicated whether they will indict the Illinois House speaker they dub “Public Official A” in documents filed with an explosive ComEd pl...
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NW Indiana city closes its beaches, citing virus, crowdsJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana city's mayor closed all of the community's Lake Michigan beaches Friday to help stem the coronavirus' spread after larg...
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Chicago plan would have kids in classrooms 2 days per weekJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Most Chicago children would return to the classroom two days a week and spend the other three days learning remotely once the school year begins under a t...
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Two killed, 4 hurt in several crashes along Chicago freewayJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two people have died and four others -- including an infant - were hurt in four crashes that closed the southbound Dan Ryan freeway in Chicago for several...
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Rockford names peregrine falcon city's official birdJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The peregrine falcon has been named the official city bird of Rockford. The symbolic designation was made Friday not far from the spot where a pair...
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Ex-Indiana House Speaker Bosma resigning early from seatJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma announced Friday he will formally resign from the Legislature at the end of July. Bosma step...