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State delays issuance of new marijuana dispensary licensesApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - The latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic are new recreational marijuana dispensary licenses that were put on hold indefinitely by the state. Gov. J.B. Pritzker will ...
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GOP legislators question Pritzker's authority to extend stay-at-home orderApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - Three Republican state representatives Wednesday questioned Gov. J.B. Pritzker's authority to extend his stay-at-home order beyond May 1 without support from the Illinoi...
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Online ballot request form posted for Indiana primaryApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana voters can now submit online their requests for a mail-in ballot for the state's June 2 primary election. The request form was posted online ...
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Dozens of vehicles circle northern Indiana prison in protestApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - WESTVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Dozens of motor vehicles circled the Westville Correctional Facility on Tuesday in a protest over the treatment of inmates during a coronavirus ou...
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Video shows Chicago officer shooting subway rider in backApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Extended security and body-cam video released Tuesday shows Chicago police shooting an unarmed short-order cook at the foot of a subway escalator and then...
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Chicago police cite homeowner for large party amid pandemicApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police cited a homeowner for disorderly conduct following a crowded weekend house party that was later condemned by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. ...
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COVID-19 deaths pass 2,000 statewide as Pritzker assures 'the stay-at-home order remains in place'Apr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker expressed confidence "the courts will overturn" a judge's ruling that threatens the extension of his stay-at-home order through May 30, as officials o...
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Indiana church begins offering small in-person servicesApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A suburban Indianapolis church held services on Sunday for the first time in more than a month, taking care to ensure that worshippers adhered to soc...
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Judge to Chicago jail: Do more to protect inmates from virusApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Cook County Jail in Chicago must do more to ensure social distancing among its 4,000 inmates to stem the spread of the coronavirus that's already killed s...
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Court rules insurers can collect $12B under health care lawApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies can collect $12 billion from the federal government to cover their losses in the early years of...