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'It is kind of a gut punch': Suburban counties face ban on indoor dining until COVID-19 test rates dropOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties all face a ban on indoor service at restaurants and bars as well as other restrictions beginning Friday to stem a resurgence of ...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Oct. 20Oct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 155,350 COVID-19 cases...
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Spring break canceled, spring semester delayed at University of IllinoisOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced this week it will cancel spring break while delaying the start of the spring semester next year due to COVID-19....
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Virus worry prompts Indiana governor debate format changeOct 19, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The debate set for Tuesday night among the three candidates for Indiana governor has been changed to a virtual format in what organizers said was a c...
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Indiana GOP candidate's posting condemned by party leadersOct 19, 2020 7:00 am - MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) - Republican officials have denounced a Facebook posting by one of the party's Indiana congressional candidates about white supremacy. The posting on ...
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Some states allow ballots if voters die before Election DayOct 19, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - At 90 years old and living through a global pandemic, Hannah Carson knows time may be short. She wasted no time returning her absentee ballot for this yea...
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Indiana clerk refuses to wear mask while administering pollsOct 19, 2020 7:00 am - COVINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A county clerk in rural Indiana says she will not wear a mask while overseeing early voting despite the county's surge of coronavirus cases and wa...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Chubby Checker, Harrison Ford, Astronaut Jim Lovell and Dance Fever contestantsOct 19, 2020 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of Chubby Checker, Harrison Ford, Astronaut Jim Lovell, Dance Fever tryouts and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery. ...
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Judge rules municipalities are exempt from Election Day 'holiday'Oct 19, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Sangamon County judge has ruled local units of government are exempt from a law the General Assembly passed this year declaring the Nov. 3 general electi...
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Some suburban counties likely to face restrictions amid spike in COVID-19 infectionsOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties are on the verge of having state-mandated restrictions imposed after their COVID-19 test positivity rates surpassed warning thre...