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Group doing wellness checks for veterans, military, familiesJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A network of military and veteran organizations is offering free wellness checks for veterans, service members and their families during the cor...
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Chicago creates online memorial for virus victimsJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An online memorial has been created to remember thousands of Chicagoans who have died after being infected with the coronavirus. Mayor Lori Lightfoot ann...
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Chicago suburb bans police tactics that restrict oxygenJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - HARVEY, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago mayor issued an executive order Saturday intended to prevent future deaths of suspects in police custody. The order from Harvey Ma...
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Chicago nearly triples per capita police spending since '64Jun 13, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has rejected demands to defund the Chicago Police Department, arguing that neighborhoods want more police support. But an analysis sh...
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Illinois utility plans to close largest coal-fired generatorJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - The Southern Illinois Power Cooperative plans to shutter its largest coal-fired generator this fall, which is expected to save it $125 million over a...
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Father, son team up on bagpipes for COVID-19 reliefJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - When Damon McParland pulled up in his van in a west-side neighborhood, little did his son, Aidan, know he had a little surprise waiting for him....
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Indiana labor commissioner resigns amid Amazon probe disputeJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The head of Indiana's Department of Labor is stepping down as the agency disputes a federal investigation's findings that prematurely dismissed citat...
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Indiana negotiates deal with worst utility permit violatorJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana utility that committed the most permit violations in the state in the last three years is negotiating a deal with state environmental regu...
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29 more coronavirus deaths in Illinois; total now 6,289Jun 13, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An additional 29 people in Illinois have died from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,289, health officials said Saturday...
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Illinois' COVID-19 infection rate declines againJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 test positivity rate in Illinois has dropped to 3%, the state health department announced Saturday. The department announced 673 new confirmed cases of the ...