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Unemployment agency sets up alphabetized schedule due to volumeMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - The state agency tasked with overseeing unemployment benefits is using an alphabetized schedule to handle "an unprecedented volume" of claims. Claims now must be filed o...
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Illinois man charged in killings of girlfriend, her daughterMar 30, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An eastern Illinois man was charged Monday with murder for allegedly fatally shooting his live-in girlfriend and her adult daughter over the weekend,...
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SIU president can reimburse students for some costsMar 30, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University's Board of Trustees voted Monday to give the school's president the authority to reimburse students for some costs a...
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Overnight fire destroys building in western Indiana cityMar 30, 2020 7:00 am - SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) - An overnight fire destroyed a building in a western Indiana city, gutting the structure that's adjacent to the community's fire headquarters and ci...
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Indiana finances take a big blow from coronavirus crisisMar 30, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's finances are taking a major hit from the coronavirus crisis, and it just remains to be seen how big of a hit it will be. The virus continue...
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Indiana officials say ICU beds being added for virus casesMar 30, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana hospitals have increased the state's intensive care unit capacity by about one-third in the past few weeks in preparation for an expected sur...
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Applications open for student member of higher ed panelMar 30, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is seeking applicants for a college student to serve on the panel. The student member will be appointed b...
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Fair maps advocates hopeful with deadline looming for redistricting referendumMar 30, 2020 5:30 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown uncertainty into lots of things, and a major one is the push for independent and transparent legislative redistricting in Illinois. The ...
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State announces 8 new deaths, 461 new coronavirus casesMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - An inmate at the Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill was one of the eight new coronavirus victims, Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced Mond...
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Shuttered Elgin hospital could reopen to treat coronavirus patientsMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - The former Sherman Hospital in Elgin will be reopened to potentially accommodate patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, state leaders said Monday. The 13.7-acre campus a...