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Trump, Biden and the road to 270 electoral votesSep 09, 2020 7:00 am - WAYZATA, Minn. (AP) - For such a volatile year, the White House race between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden has been remarkably consistent. W...
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Indiana lawmakers plan session shifts amid virus worriesSep 09, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers are preparing to partially move some of their 2021 legislative session activity out of the Statehouse over coronavirus concerns. A ...
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Northern Indiana prison on lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreakSep 09, 2020 7:00 am - BUNKER HILL, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana prison has been placed on lockdown after weekend testing found nearly 60 inmates and several prison workers were positive for...
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Biden aims to rebuild 'blue wall' in Michigan visitSep 09, 2020 7:00 am - WARREN, Mich. (AP) - Joe Biden traveled to suburban Detroit on Wednesday to make a direct appeal to blue-collar workers who might have voted Republican four years ago bu...
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Health officials report 1,337 new COVID-19 cases, 30 deathsSep 09, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday announced 1,337 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths as the state's positivity rate ...
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Indiana officials planning 95 new coronavirus testing sitesSep 09, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly 100 additional coronavirus testing sites are planned across Indiana by the end of this month, state officials announced Wednesday. Health offi...
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Republicans hope Madigan will answer questions directlySep 09, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans who will serve on a special investigative committee looking into House Speaker Michael Madigan's role in a bribery scandal involving utility gi...
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Pritzker asked to hold off on awarding marijuana licensesSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some lawmakers and stakeholders are asking Gov. J.B. Pritzker to hold off awarding 75 marijuana dispensary licenses amid concerns that just 21 applicants q...
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30 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,337 cases, 2.8% daily positive test rate, and frustration in Will CountySep 09, 2020 1:00 am - New COVID-19 cases totaled 1,337 Wednesday as the state's daily positive test rate for the virus dropped to 2.8%, the lowest since July. But the Illinois Department of P...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Blue Room Ballroom, Choo Choo Diner, Carlton Fisk, Mike Ditka and more.Sep 08, 2020 10:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of the Blue Room Ballroom in Elgin, the Choo Choo Diner, Carlton Fisk, Mike Ditka and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier galle...