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COVID-19 leave for vaccinated teachers clears General AssemblyMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would allow teachers and other school and university employees or contractors who are fully vaccinated to take paid administrative leave if the...
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NFL draft deep dive: Who is Western Kentucky QB Bailey Zappe?Mar 31, 2022 1:00 am - When people say the offensive scheme at Western Kentucky didn't prepare him for the NFL, Bailey Zappe just smiles. "There's kind of a misconception about the air raid an...
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State Senate approves energy grid reliability task forceMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate on Thursday advanced a measure to create a task force to study electric grid reliability in light of the 2021 passage of the energy regula...
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Hub Arkush's NFL draft preview: Quarterback Think players with plenty of upside instead of instant starsMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - This year's draft is well below average at quarterback with a few interesting guys at the top and very little depth. Were last year's quarterback group and this year's l...
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Couple accused in Indiana barn burnings face more chargesMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - PLYMOUTH, Ind. (AP) - A couple accused of torching eight barns last year in a northern Indiana county now face charges alleging that they also set fire to an Amish schoo...
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Man charged with attempted murder after Chicago cops injuredMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man faces attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting a Chicago police officer during an exchange of gunfire and injuring a second officer by pinnin...
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Indiana dropping county COVID-19 risk map from websiteMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana health officials are dropping the state's color-coded map that rated each county's risk of COVID-19 spread in favor of relying on a different...
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Illinois Senate looks to crack down on smash-and-grabsMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has a bipartisan plan to crack down on smash-and-grab retail thefts and the selling of stolen items that follows. The legis...
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Who's eligible and when to get second COVID-19 booster shotMar 30, 2022 1:00 am - With an omicron subvariant taking a greater foothold nationwide, federal regulators have approved a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for all Americans 50 and older. ...
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Lawmakers pass ban on withholding college transcriptsMar 30, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Graduates from Illinois colleges and universities may soon be able to access their transcripts even if they still owe money to the school they attended. Th...