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Illinois casinos to stay closed until further noticeApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Gaming Board has decreed the state's casinos will remain closed and its video gambling terminals will remain dark ``until further n...
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COVID-19 antibody testing met with scrutiny in suburbs, IllinoisApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - As for-profit labs began offering COVID-19 antibody testing seemingly overnight, the backlash against the practice from medical researchers and government officials was ...
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Contractor picked to spur Indiana's coronavirus tracingApr 29, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The state will take over notifying those in Indiana possibly exposed to coronavirus infections in an action officials framed Wednesday as part of the...
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Chicago police to issue citation for another large partyApr 29, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police officials say they will issue a citation in connection with a wedding party at a North Side residence last week that spilled into the stree...
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Man sentenced in murder of man who shot Columbia activistApr 29, 2020 7:00 am - An Illinois man who fatally shot a man who had killed a Columbia community activist has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Laron Nesbitt, 25, of Calumet City, Illino...
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State delays issuance of new marijuana dispensary licensesApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - The latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic are new recreational marijuana dispensary licenses that were put on hold indefinitely by the state. Gov. J.B. Pritzker will ...
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GOP legislators question Pritzker's authority to extend stay-at-home orderApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - Three Republican state representatives Wednesday questioned Gov. J.B. Pritzker's authority to extend his stay-at-home order beyond May 1 without support from the Illinoi...
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Online ballot request form posted for Indiana primaryApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana voters can now submit online their requests for a mail-in ballot for the state's June 2 primary election. The request form was posted online ...
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Dozens of vehicles circle northern Indiana prison in protestApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - WESTVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Dozens of motor vehicles circled the Westville Correctional Facility on Tuesday in a protest over the treatment of inmates during a coronavirus ou...
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Video shows Chicago officer shooting subway rider in backApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Extended security and body-cam video released Tuesday shows Chicago police shooting an unarmed short-order cook at the foot of a subway escalator and then...