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State reports 1,734 new COVID-19 cases, 51 additional deathsMay 17, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Sunday that 1,734 additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state and 51 more people have died from the cor...
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May 17 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 17, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Since the outbreak began, there have been 47,593 cases of COVID-19 in the suburbs, about 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois ...
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Indiana lawmaker loses assignments after Facebook postMay 16, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A white Indiana state lawmaker has been removed from two committees after posting a meme that showed black children in diapers dancing with the capti...
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Holiday World amusement park plans June 17 reopeningMay 16, 2020 7:00 am - SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (AP) - A southern Indiana amusement park plans to begin reopening the popular destination in mid-June with reduced capacity, a virtual queuing system a...
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Man walking on Illinois interstate dies after truck hits himMay 16, 2020 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A 62-year-old man died after being struck by a truck as he walked on an Illinois interstate on Friday, State Police said. The Belleville News-Dem...
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Indiana friends in their 90s survive battle with COVID-19May 16, 2020 7:00 am - LINTON, Ind. (AP) - With 182 years of living between them, Linton residents Dean Chambers and Charlotte Webb have taken life's blows and beaten the odds, surviving into ...
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Missed our livestream with Plain White T's? Here's where you can watch itMay 16, 2020 7:00 am - With the coronavirus menace still looming, the Daily Herald and Chicago Sound Check are using technology to keep readers and music fans entertained. Tim Lopez and Elmhu...
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Indiana woman has been a `mother' to more than 400 childrenMay 16, 2020 7:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - Janice Wozniak has six cribs, one in every room of her ranch-style home, neatly stacked clothing in sizes infant to 5T and a basement full of toys. ...
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Eastern Indiana county extends needle exchange for a yearMay 16, 2020 7:00 am - RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana county has approved a one-year extension of its long-running needle exchange program, which is aimed at reducing the spread of d...
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Agency's request to Pritzker on Restore Illinois plan 'softened'May 16, 2020 1:00 am - A potential request to reduce a standard for moving from one phase to the next of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan was not included in a letter to him from an ...