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Senate Republicans: Stay in session until legislature reaches a bipartisan reopening planMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - On just the third day of legislative session since March 5, Senate Republicans called a socially distanced outdoor news conference Friday morning to argue ...
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Five ways to unplug from technology and be healthyMay 21, 2020 11:00 pm - More than 80 percent of adults do not meet the guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Servic...
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Police: Indiana man torched family's house after argumentMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind (AP) - A southern Indiana man faces attempted murder and arson charges after he allegedly set fire to his family's home while several relatives were ...
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Indiana tops 1,900 in coronavirus-related deathsMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's total number of deaths among people with confirmed or presumed coronavirus infections has topped 1,900, health officials said Thursday. The...
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Mayor says Chicago won't be ready for outdoor dining in MayMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot threw cold water on hopes that the city's restaurants might resume outdoor service later this month, a day after the governor...
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Rural bankers survey index remains low in face of outbreakMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states inched upward in May from April's record low, but still remained profoundly low...
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Pritzker activates Guard to help prepare for floodingMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated nearly 60 Illinois National Guard soldiers and ordered additional steps by the state to prepare for projected f...
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Burglary suspect who has COVID-19 is on home detention, instead of in DuPage jailMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - An earlier version contained incorrect information, supplied to the Daily Herald, about the detainee being housed in a quarantine unit at the Cook County jail. A Ch...
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State's COVID-19 infection rate continues to decline; 87 more deadMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time since the Illinois Department of Public Health began reporting COVID-19 testing figures, the state's seven-day infection rate average is below 10%. Th...
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Senate OKs language for graduated tax referendum, voter pamphletMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Thursday took the chamber's last step in putting language for a graduated income tax constitutional amendment on the November genera...