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June 28 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 28, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 72,633 cases in the suburbs, 51.2% of the state's total, according to the Il...
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Water-quality improvement grants available from Illinois EPAJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has opened the application period for grant programs worth more than $9 million to improve water qu...
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2 teens killed, 2 others hurt after Jeep crash in SW IndianaJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Two teens were killed and two injured after the Jeep they were in crashed into a tree in southwestern Indiana, authorities said. The Jeep ran off...
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Farmers' struggles with mental health increase amid pandemicJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Meg Moynihan knows what it's like to struggle. In 2016 she and her husband, who own an organic dairy farm in Minnesota, found themselves without a...
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Nurse sees '~heartbreaking' losses on COVID-19 front lineJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Deana Stefko, a nurse practitioner who works in Taylorville, says there were heartbreaking times as she watched COVID-19 victims die while on a ...
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Cannibalism case jury may have to come from another countyJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The jury that will hear the murder trial of a southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body may have...
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Campers flock to Prophetstown, Morrison state parksJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - PROPHETSTOWN, Ill. (AP) - Prophetstown State Recreation Area is Brad Pollock's home away from home '“ even though it's not too far from his real home '“ so when the 55-y...
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Chicago-area plumbers keep busy during COVID-19 pandemicJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Plumbers in the Chicago area say they've had no shortage of work during the coronavirus pandemic because more people are staying at home, leading to plumb...
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1-year-old boy killed, mom wounded in Chicago shootingJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 1-year-old boy died Saturday in a shooting that also wounded his mother while she was driving in Chicago with the child in the back seat of the car. Th...
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Cook Group still a trailblazer, years after founder's deathJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - For decades, Bloomington-based medical-device maker Cook Group kept a somewhat low profile. The company employed thousands of locals and was dee...