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Chicago Latinos see higher rates of COVID-19 infectionsMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - When Erendira Martinez's husband started feeling sick at the beginning of April, he brushed off his cough and told her it was nothing. 'œHe was embarrasse...
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Indiana governor seeks spending cuts with tax revenue dropMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's state government agencies have been told to cut spending by 15% for the coming year in reaction to plummeting tax revenues during the coron...
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More coronavirus testing planned at New Mexico meat plantMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) - Several dozen workers at a meat processing plant in southern New Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus as state health officials plan ano...
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University of Illinois expecting $167M pandemic impactMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois System expects to sustain a financial hit of about $167 million this fiscal year because of the coronavirus pandemic that'...
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Suburban Chicago officer charged with battering wife, kidsMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - An off-duty suburban Chicago police officer has been charged in Indiana with choking his wife to the point of unconsciousness as their three childre...
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State to notify 32,000 unemployment claimants of data breach out of 'abundance of caution'May 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Friday it will notify 32,483 claimants whose personal information might have been viewed because o...
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State Senate approves vote-by-mail expansion along party linesMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A major expansion of voting access for the 2020 general election is headed to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker after the Illinois Senate overwhelmingly passe...
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Latest nursing home stats: State now identifies only those with current outbreaksMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinoisans will no longer be able to sift through historical data on coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes. State public health officials on Friday published figures o...
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Pritzker eases child care restrictions, will allow outdoor religious services in Phase 3May 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois child care centers might reopen as soon as May 29 when some COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and many workers return to jobs, but they won't be at full capacity...
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Workers' comp measure headed to PritzkerMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A compromise bill between business and labor that deals with COVID-19 and workers' compensation passed the House on Friday with broad bipartisan support an...