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Illinois State Fair to reopen with new attractions, indoor mask mandateAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - After a one-year interruption last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield is set to reopen Thursday with some new att...
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Chicago police officer charged in downtown subway shootingAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back as he tried to escape capture by running up an escalator in a busy subway station has been c...
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Automakers pledge to increase U.S. electric vehicle salesAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Declaring the U.S. must 'œmove fast'ť to win the carmaking future, President Joe Biden on Thursday touted a commitment from the auto industry to make e...
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Pritzker signs bills to address 'period poverty'Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Three new state laws will aim to break down barriers to feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary napkins for those who can't afford them. Two...
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Pritzker hopes school mask mandate 'very temporary,' but new COVID-19 cases top 3,000Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - As new cases of COVID-19 totaled 3,048 Thursday, the first time infections have surpassed 3,000 in a day since May 7, Gov. J.B. Pritzker stood by his day-old mandate for...
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What are Dillard's chances if he runs for governor again?Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - Is Kirk Dillard the Republican whisperer who can appeal to both moderates and conservatives and beat formidable and well-funded Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker? The former...
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Help researchers track Illinois bat speciesAug 04, 2021 11:00 pm - Do you have a bat roost on your property? Become a community scientist with the Illinois Bat Conservation Program. Go to www.illinoisbats.org and click on "Roost Surveys...
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Chicago police accused of another botched raid in lawsuitAug 04, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Black family is suing the Chicago police department, saying officers broke down their door and pointed guns at two small children while searching the pl...
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Holcomb resists Indiana mask mandate as virus variant spikesAug 04, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has not imposed a mask mandate inside state buildings despite federal guidance that masks should be worn indoors and a surg...
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Suburban Chicago cop won't face charges for shooting teenAug 04, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx won't file criminal charges against a suburban Chicago police officer who accidentally shot a teenager during a shoo...