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Facebook became Meta '“ and the company's dangerous behavior came into sharp focus in 2021: 4 essential readsDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Eric Smalley, The Conversation (THE CON...
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Chicago resolution seeks improved public access to restroomsDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A group of Chicago City Council members has signed a resolution to improve public access to restrooms. The Chicago Tribune reports that 19 aldermen are s...
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Illinois driver's license expiring? You may be in luckDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - People with a soon-to-expire Illinois driver's license or state ID card are in luck: You have an extra three months to get your card renewed. Illinois Secretary of Stat...
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New Interstate 69 section reopened in central IndianaDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A new section of the Interstate 69 extension project in central Indiana has reopened for drivers. The northbound lanes of I-69 through Martinsv...
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As new Illinois COVID-19 cases jump 30% in two weeks, doctors urge boosters to fight omicronDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases jumped by 30% in two weeks, state data showed Monday, as the tally of Illinoisans getting booster shots, a crucial tool again...
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Chicago, U of I embark on $2 million program to detect COVID in sewageDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago's health department will work with a team of University of Illinois researchers to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater as part of a $2 million program over the next t...
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Indiana bank settles housing loan discrimination lawsuitDec 19, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana-based bank has agreed to direct more housing loans to majority-Black neighborhoods in settling a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a...
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Murphysboro woodworker starts his own board-game businessDec 19, 2021 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Brandon Byars frowned on the shipping cost from England for a board game he wanted. So he made his own. The lifelong woodworker from Murphysbor...
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Indiana National Guard chief promoted to major generalDec 19, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana National Guard's leader has been promoted to major general. The promotion of state Adjutant General Dale Lyles by Gov. Eric Holcomb occur...
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Feder: Davies, Giangreco will reunite for New Year's Eve - on Channel 5Dec 19, 2021 12:00 am - Janet Davies and Mark Giangreco, who rang in the New Year together for two decades on WLS-Channel 7 before they were ousted from the ABC-owned station, will turn up for ...