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Ex-Indiana House Speaker Bosma resigning early from seatJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma announced Friday he will formally resign from the Legislature at the end of July. Bosma step...
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Cairo bridge to close next month for 30 daysJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - A bridge that connects Wickliffe, Kentucky, and Cairo, Illinois, will be closed for extensive maintenance next month, officials said. The U.S. 51 Ohi...
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2 more Indiana counties join others in mandating face masksJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - At least two more Indiana counties on Friday joined the growing list of local governments in the state mandating the wearing of face masks while in p...
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Protesters try to topple Columbus statue in Grant ParkJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Protesters surrounded the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park Friday night and attempted to bring it down. The crowd gathered earlier in the evening at Buckingham ...
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Pritzker 'furious'; Madigan denies wrongdoing as feds unfurl bribery caseJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - In a move with seismic repercussions for the state, utility giant ComEd pleaded guilty to bribery in a public corruption case linked to House Speaker Michael Madigan and...
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July 17 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 80,217 cases in the suburbs as of Friday, 50.3% of the state's total, accor...
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Indiana's virus testing falling short on sites, resultsJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's state-sponsored coronavirus testing program has not been meeting the levels of testing or the speed of results that were touted when it was...
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Swimmer dies after going underwater along Chicago lakefrontJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man has died after swimming and going underwater in Lake Michigan off Promontory Point in Chicago. Fire department divers found the man Thursday afterno...
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Virus downturn knocks Indiana surplus down $850 millionJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Plunging tax collections caused by the coronavirus pandemic have delivered a $850 million hit to Indiana's state budget reserves, and a top state off...
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Chicago teachers union wants virtual start to fall classesJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools should start the fall semester with virtual classes rather than calling students back to buildings left empty since March, the unio...