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Chicago Police plan more holiday, summer weekend patrolsMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police are increasing patrols and other agencies will help staff a new operations center beginning this weekend as the Memorial Day holiday marks ...
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Exec gave $50K to governor ahead of state virus testing dealMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The state's award of a $17.9 million contract for operating dozens of coronavirus testing sites across Indiana came weeks after a company executive g...
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Virus threat prompts prison release of convicted Chicago copMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has ordered that a former Chicago police officer convicted of conspiring with a gang member in the kidnappings and robberies of drug deale...
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Indiana Dunes starts beach parking information lineMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - PORTER, Ind. (AP) - Indiana Dunes National Park has started an information line to help visitors find an open beach with available parking amid severe shoreline erosion ...
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Illinois reports 2,352 new COVID-19 cases, 75 more deaths SaturdayMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday announced 2,352 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the state and 75 additional deaths from the disease. As of Saturday,...
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Chicago mayor estimates city can begin reopening in JuneMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago cannot begin to loosen restrictions designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus before early June, officials in the nation's third-largest cit...
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Why Ford, Chanel and other companies pitch in during a crisis '“ without the government ordering them toMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elham Mafi-Kreft, Indiana University an...
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Language explaining income tax issue to voters approvedMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly has approved language that explains the pros and cons of adding a graduated rate to the income tax system. The Ho...
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Chicago Latinos see higher rates of COVID-19 infectionsMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - When Erendira Martinez's husband started feeling sick at the beginning of April, he brushed off his cough and told her it was nothing. 'œHe was embarrasse...
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Indiana governor seeks spending cuts with tax revenue dropMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's state government agencies have been told to cut spending by 15% for the coming year in reaction to plummeting tax revenues during the coron...