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Indiana virus deaths near 500 as job losses keep risingApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's number of coronavirus-related deaths in one month has tripled the state's typical level of flu deaths over a seven-month period. Gov. Eric ...
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The COVID-19 Bailout That's Left Every Hospital Unhappy In Its Own WayApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - In the throes of the novel coronavirus outbreak in early April, Kenneth Raske, president of the powerful Greater New York Hospital Association, took his case for needing...
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Man gets 5-year sentence for pouring corrosive liquid on dogApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to animal torture and aggravated animal cruelty fo...
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The Latest: Italy to start experimental immunity testingApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing ...
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Chicago schools giving internet devices to homeless studentsApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools officials said Thursday they plan to distribute thousands of mobile internet hotspot devices to the district's homeless students. ...
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Ex-Dallas police chief now heads Chicago Police DepartmentApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The man chosen by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to head the nation's second-largest police force became acting superintendent Wednesday pending approval of...
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Indiana man facing charges of welfare fraud over hidden bodyApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man faces welfare fraud and other charges alleging that he hid his father's body for two years so that he could cash his father's ...
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Illinois unemployment claims hit 634,000 due to pandemicApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois Another 141,049 Illinoisans filed initial unemployment claims in the week ending April 11, bringing the total number in the state ...
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Pritzker fights COVID-19 from Chicago, irking some downstateApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent countless hours plotting and planning strategy in the state's race against the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who live in central an...
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Fantasy sports betting a game of skill, not chance, state Supreme Court rulesApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A statute dating back to the early 1800s cannot be applied to daily fantasy sports betting, Illinois' highest court ruled Thursday. Fantasy sports, the cou...