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Need a laugh? Chicago and suburban improv troupes create comedy onlineApr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Improvisational performers follow the playful mantra of “Yes, and ...” to create comedy on the spot. But the coronavirus pandemic has thrown up a temporary barrier of “N...
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Chicago mayor: Data shows progress but 'long way' to goApr 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago residents' adherence to a statewide order to stay at home has helped slow the spread of the coronavirus, the city's mayor said Wednesday. But May...
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Man who died after Gary steel mill fall ID'd as Illinois manApr 15, 2020 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A man who died last week after a fall at U.S. Steel's Gary Works mill has been identified as a widowed Illinois father of three who was engaged to be m...
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Chicago boy, 17, fatally shot along with his dog during walkApr 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A teenage boy was shot and fatally wounded along with his dog as the youth was walking the canine near his Chicago home, police said. The boy, who was lat...
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Pileup along icy Chicago expressway sends 14 to hospitalsApr 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Portions of a Chicago expressway left icy by a wintry blast that brought overnight snowfall led to a pileup involving of dozens of vehicles early Wednesda...
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Pritzker estimates $2.7 billion revenue shortfall from COVID-19Apr 15, 2020 1:00 am - The state will lose an estimated $2.7 billion this fiscal year and $4.6 billion next fiscal year because of the effects of the near total economic shutdown from the coro...
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Official signals in-person classes won't resume this school yearApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois students likely won't be returning to classrooms for the remainder of the school year. Illinois Deputy Gov. Jesse Ruiz suggested Wednesday that the suspension o...
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Don't release Elk Grove killer, retired lawman urgesApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - In the midst of an international pandemic, retired Lake County undersheriff and former Elk Grove Village Deputy Police Chief Raymond Rose kept the vow he made more than ...
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Murder suspect recaptured after escaping Illinois jailApr 14, 2020 7:00 am - CARLINVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man charged with first-degree murder is back behind bars after escaping from the Macoupin County Jail in Carlinville, author...
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Indiana order blocks local bans on virus patient movesApr 14, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nursing homes around Indiana will be allowed to establish facilities specifically for coronavirus patients under an order issued Tuesday by the state...