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State takes action against Aurora academy that serves children with disabilitiesMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct number of students currently housed at the facility. A previous version reflected the number of stu...
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COVID-19 update: 50,326 more shots, 49 more dead, 1,841 new casesMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 1,841 Friday, continuing a seven-day trend of fewer than 2,000 infections a day, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. However...
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Lumber prices on the rise throughout suburbsMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Soaring prices for lumber and other materials have led builders - both large organizations and do-it-yourselfers - to change their plans or pay far more than expected. ...
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Indiana man in car crash found by police using messaging appMay 13, 2021 7:00 am - NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man who crashed his car while talking on his cellphone was discovered badly injured by officers who used a messaging app to...
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Chicago cat fleeing fire survives 5-story jump, walks offMay 13, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago cat may now have eight lives after jumping out of a fifth-floor window Thursday afternoon to escape an apartment fire. Chicago Fire Department ...
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Amazon seeks to hire 75,000; offers $100 to vaccinated hiresMay 13, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people in a tight job market and is offering bonuses to attract workers, including $100 for new hires who are already va...
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Illinois regulators answer queries on predatory lending lawMay 13, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state regulators have released answers to frequently asked questions about payday-type loans after new restrictions took effect this sp...
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Justices consider hearing a case on 'most offensive word'May 13, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, white nurses called him an...
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South Bend school suspends teacher over Right to Life talkMay 13, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana school district has suspended a teacher who invited a representative of an anti-abortion group to speak during a health class....
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Got COVID-19 vaccine questions for your 12- to 15-year-olds? We've got answersMay 13, 2021 5:30 am - With approvals from a U.S. Centers for Disease Control panel of experts Wednesday and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Monday, Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine is now...