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'No sign of a superspreader event': 203 cases of COVID-19 linked to Chicago's LollapaloozaAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was anticipated and not yet linked to any hosp...
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24 COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday, the highest in 10 weeksAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 3,114 Thursday and 24 more people died from the respiratory disease, the most fatalities since June 6, the Illinois Department of Public He...
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Census data shows more urban concentration, population drops in most counties in IllinoisAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Nearly every county in Illinois lost population over the past decade, mirroring a national trend of greater concentrations of people leaving rural areas an...
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New penalties bolster Scott's LawAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Seventeen crashes involving Illinois state troopers or their vehicles have occurred in 2021 as a result of violations to t...
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Winners named for Illinois' 2021 Cream of the Crop Photo ContestAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs recently announced the winners of the 2021 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest. The annual contest encourages young photographers ...
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After the storm: Illinois Extension offers advice on repair and care for damaged treesAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - URBANA, Ill. - Summer storms have damaged trees, some more than 100 years old, in communities across the state. Homeowners in theses communities, including Woodridge an...
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Rained-out Lindsey Stirling concert moved to Aug. 20Aug 11, 2021 3:00 pm - If your chances of making it into Chicago for Tuesday night's Lindsey Stirling concert were slim, you now have another option. Tuesday's storms rained out the performan...
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Helicopter crashes in Chicago suburb shortly after takeoffAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - A helicopter crashed onto a street in a Chicago suburb Wednesday morning, leaving the pilot with minor injuries, authorities said. The Robi...
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NW Indiana businessman gets 54 months in embezzlement schemeAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A northwest Indiana businessman who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $300,000 from two medical companies has been sentenced to 4 1(backslash)2...
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More than 90K without power in Chicago area after stormsAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - More than 90,000 Chicago-area homes and businesses remained without power Wednesday morning following severe overnight thunderstorms that came one day aft...