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May 24 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 56,474 cases in the suburbs, 51.2% of the state's total, according to the Ill...
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State reports 61 more COVID-19 deaths, as Pritzker releases new reopening guidelinesMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Sunday that 2,508 additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state and 61 more people have died from the cor...
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Demand for locally-sourced food increases amid pandemicMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - FLOYDS KNOBS, Ind. (AP) - For Floyds Knobs farmer Anita Kruer, requests to purchase chickens and farm fresh eggs have doubled, if not tripled, since this time last year....
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Northern Illinois put under tornado watch on SaturdayMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - Northern Illinois was put on a tornado watch Saturday afternoon until 8 p.m. by the National Weather Service as a storm packing 60 mph winds and hail moved from the west...
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Chicago vendors help with census outreach among the homelessMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A service organization is partnering with magazine street vendors in Chicago to help collect data on the city's homeless population after the COVID-19 pan...
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Mediators hope to reduce holiday weekend violence in ChicagoMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds of mediators and street intervention workers will be on the streets of Chicago for the holiday weekend in what an organizer described as one of t...
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Positive COVID-19 virus tests up by more than 500 in IndianaMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Another 513 Indiana residents have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, bringing the state's total to more than 30,900, according to health offici...
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Chicago Police plan more holiday, summer weekend patrolsMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police are increasing patrols and other agencies will help staff a new operations center beginning this weekend as the Memorial Day holiday marks ...
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Exec gave $50K to governor ahead of state virus testing dealMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The state's award of a $17.9 million contract for operating dozens of coronavirus testing sites across Indiana came weeks after a company executive g...
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Virus threat prompts prison release of convicted Chicago copMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has ordered that a former Chicago police officer convicted of conspiring with a gang member in the kidnappings and robberies of drug deale...