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'Texas U-turn' will be temporary fix as Eisenhower ramp to Kennedy closes tonightJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Thursday evening is the last time inbound Eisenhower Expressway drivers can cruise onto the ramp leading to the outbound Kennedy Expressway until October. The Illinois D...
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Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago, Air and Water Show canceledJun 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Chicago's biggest summer events - Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago and the Chicago Air and Water Show - have been canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The coron...
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Grant to improve soil conservation practices in IndianaJun 08, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A $500,000 grant is expected to increase the number of soil conservation practices in Indiana and improve water quality in watersheds across the stat...
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Chicago's Catholic churches open after closing amid pandemicJun 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Catholic churches in Chicago that reopened this past weekend for in-person services after having been closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus will b...
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Small plane crashes in corn field near Monee, pilot killedJun 08, 2020 7:00 am - MONEE, Ill. (AP) - A man was killed Monday morning when a single-engine plane he was piloting crashed into a cornfield near a small airport just outside the northern Ill...
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Fort Wayne artists paint murals on boarded storefrontsJun 08, 2020 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Local artists are painting murals on storefront windows that were boarded up in downtown Fort Wayne during George Floyd protests to support the B...
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Most Indiana casinos can reopen next week under virus plansJun 08, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Most of Indiana's casinos can reopen their doors as soon as next week under coronavirus safety plans they have submitted, an Indiana Gaming Commissio...
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Lincoln aldermen to select new mayor after incumbent quitsJun 08, 2020 7:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - Aldermen in the central Illinois city of Lincoln are expected to meet this week to choose an acting mayor after the incumbent resigned last week, ci...
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Insurance companies must act quickly to help looted businesses, governor saysJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday urged insurers to speed up the paying of claims for small businesses devastated by looters - and warned he'd take action against firms that ...
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IDPH lists 178 more 'probable' COVID-19 deathsJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials announced Monday 23 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19, while 658 others are infected with the disease. But the Illinois Department o...