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Spring break still on for Illinois State UniversityOct 10, 2020 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Spring break will remain on the calendar for 2021 at Illinois State University. University officials announced Friday that an 'œoverwhelming number'...
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Saturday numbers show continued COVID-19 resurgence in IllinoisOct 10, 2020 1:00 am - The discouraging trend in COVID-19 cases continued Saturday, with the latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Public Health showing a growing test positivity rate...
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Extradition fight continues in Kenosha protest shootingsOct 09, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, remains in custody in his home state of I...
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2,818 new known Illinois COVID-19 cases and 35 more deathsOct 09, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday reported 2,818 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 35 confirmed deaths. ...
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Indiana hits record level of new coronavirus infectionsOct 09, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb said he's still comfortable lifting COVID-19 restrictions in Indiana after health officials on Friday reported a record-...
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2 arrested in Illinois in connection with Tennessee deathOct 09, 2020 7:00 am - SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) - Two people from Texas were arrested in Illinois in connection with a death this week in Tennessee, police said Friday. Jeremy Byram, 26, was charg...
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Van Dyke's appeal dismissed at his own requestOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke's appeal of his 2018 conviction for killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014 was dismissed Friday following Van Dyke's ow...
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Black caucus highlights racial health disparitiesOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is drawing attention to national and statewide health disparities between Black and white Americans in an effort to e...
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Lake County exceeds state's COVID-19 warning levelsOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County is one of 26 Illinois counties state health officials placed at a warning level for an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 on Friday. Counties are placed ...
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Federal appeals court blocks extended deadline for counting absentee ballots in WisconsinOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Federal appeals court blocks extended deadline for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin. ...