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Latest nursing home stats: 2,747 coronavirus deathsMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - At least 2,747 residents and employees of Illinois long-term care facilities have died after contracting the coronavirus, according to new state figures. The deaths now ...
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May 29 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 60,350 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Dep...
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Police: Lindenhurst man battered, choked person, then fled to WisconsinMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - A Lindenhurst man, accused of battering and choking an adult household member then fleeing to Wisconsin with his child, is being sent back to Illinois following the effo...
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State enters Phase 3 as COVID-19 claims 86 more livesMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - As restrictions on business operations and gatherings loosened Friday throughout the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state health officials congratulated residents on thei...
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Indiana sees 37 new COVID-19 deaths, 646 new diagnosed casesMay 28, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Thirty-seven more Indiana residents have died from COVID-19, while another 646 Hoosiers have been diagnosed with the respiratory disease caused by th...
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Indiana officer won't face charges in man's fatal shootingMay 28, 2020 7:00 am - PETERSBURG, Ind. (AP) - A sheriff's deputy won't face criminal charges for fatally shooting a southwestern Indiana man who had called officers to his home, claiming he a...
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SIU president makes choice of chancellor known to trusteesMay 28, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The head of Southern Illinois University says he wants former Texas Southern University president Austin Lane as the school's next chancellor des...
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Chicago's virtual graduation to include Oprah WinfreyMay 28, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's 2020 graduating high school seniors will be gathering virtually on June 14 for a citywide commencement. Celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, 'œHam...
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Five Lake County churches withdraw suit against PritzkerMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Five Lake County churches that alleged Gov. J.B. Pritzker violated their religious freedom by imposing restrictions on the size of their gatherings in response to the CO...
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Pritzker says Illinois is a go for Phase 3 Friday, starts thinking about Phase 4 in late JuneMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois meets all requirements to ease COVID-19 restrictions Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday while dangling the possibility of a return to near-normalcy in fou...