Articles filed under Region
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New overlook at state park celebrates ospreysOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - A new interpretive area was dedicated Thursday at Moraine Hills State Park, east of the Fox River near McHenry, with a surprise appearance by a special guest. You needed...
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New COVID-19 cases exceed 3,000 for the first time since MayOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases in a day exceeded 3,000 Thursday for the first time since mid-May. State health officials announced 32 more Illinois residents have died...
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Defense says extraditing Antioch teen would 'turn him over to mob'Oct 08, 2020 1:00 am - Extraditing a 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters in Kenosha would "turn him over to the mob" in Wisconsin, defense attorneys argued in court records Thursday....
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CME faces third case of coronavirus on Chicago's trading floorOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - CME Group Inc. reported a third case of covid-19 on its trading floor in Chicago despite strict safety measures, highlighting the challenges businesses are facing to reo...
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State lawmakers probe barriers to Black business developmentOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Black-owned businesses in Illinois face significant barriers to growth and opportunities that would enable them to compete with their white-owned counterpa...
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Durkin calls on Democrats to demand Madigan either speak up or step downOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The top Republican in the Illinois House on Thursday called for Democrats, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, to demand that Democratic House Speaker Michael Ma...
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Tensions rise as virus cases surge in Wisconsin, DakotasOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas is forcing a scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions, as the Upper M...
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No charges for Wisconsin officer in killing of Black teenOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - A Black Wisconsin police officer who fatally shot a Black teenager outside a suburban Milwaukee mall in February won't be charged because he had reasonab...
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Indiana man arrested in 2014 killing of Illinois girl, 15Oct 07, 2020 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - An Evansville man was arrested Wednesday in the 2014 killing of a 15-year-old Illinois girl whose body was found nearly three years ago in a shal...
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Officials worry about virus outbreaks in parts of IndianaOct 07, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Local health officials warned Wednesday about a growing number of COVID-19 illnesses in the Evansville and South Bend areas as the state health depar...