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COVID-19 update: With 2,793 new cases, Pritzker 'concerned' about some rising numbersMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday he's watching rising COVID-19 cases but that Illinois is nowhere near restoring tough restrictions on activities to prevent spread of t...
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New report examines attitudes towards education as pandemic continuesMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Education Association, one of the largest teacher unions in the state, on Tuesday released its third annual state of education report examinin...
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Skeletal remains found in southern Illinois field identifiedMar 23, 2021 7:00 am - PANA, Ill. (AP) - Skeletal remains found in a southern Illinois field near Pana were identified Tuesday as those of a 25-year-old man missing for more than a year. Dani...
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Illinois officer justified in shooting of knife-wielding manMar 23, 2021 7:00 am - CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois police officer who shot a knife-wielding man four times when the man charged at him won't face charges in the shooting, a prosecu...
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Indiana woman gets 32 years in husband's stabbing deathMar 23, 2021 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A Fort Wayne woman who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing her husband during an altercation in a parking lot has been sentenced to 32 1/2 years i...
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Indiana governor lifting statewide mask mandate in 2 weeksMar 23, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor plans to lift the statewide mask mandate and remaining COVID-19 business restrictions in two weeks. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb s...
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Damage from virus: Utility bills overwhelm some householdsMar 23, 2021 7:00 am - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Millions of U.S. households are facing heavy past-due utility bills, which have escalated in the year since the pandemic forced Americans hunker...
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Chicago man charged in DuPage with being armed habitual criminalMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with being an armed habitual criminal, accused of having a loaded handgun while out on bond and on parole. DuPage County Judge Jeffrey Mac...
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State sees largest shipment of vaccines as COVID-19 hospitalizations spikeMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - While Illinois health officials reported the largest single-day increase to the state's COVID-19 vaccine supply Tuesday, they also noted a significant spike in hospitali...
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Lawmaker looks to lift ban on inmate votingMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would repeal an existing law that prohibits prison inmates from voting is working its way through the General Assembly, although the chief spon...