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50% of Illinois residents now fully vaccinatedJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois hit another COVID-19 vaccination milestone Tuesday with more than 50% of the state's population now fully vaccinated, according to the Illinois Department of Pu...
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St. Joseph County Jail kept 2 inmates past their sentencesJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A software problem kept at least two inmates in the St. Joseph County Jail longer than their sentences required in 2019, leading to a $20,000 set...
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Chicago cops hope money talks in new gun trafficking effortJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department on Monday announced a new team of officers, prosecutors and federal agents that will target gun trafficking, an effort that ...
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Indiana man gets 52 months in son's methamphetamine deathJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana man whose infant son died from methamphetamine intoxication was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison for his role ...
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Central Illinois Asian carp fishing tournament set to returnJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - BATH, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois fishing tournament that was canceled two years ago because the Illinois River flooded and last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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AP News in Brief at 11:03 p.m. EDTJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - Size of Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of the US West PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island ...
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What suburban projects landed in House infrastructure billJul 19, 2021 5:30 am - Like them or hate them, congressional earmarks are back in a five-year, multibillion-dollar U.S. House transportation bill that dangles millions for roads, intersections...
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Vaccines for kids under 12 coming, but not before classes startJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - As stress mounts among school districts and parents over plans to protect children who aren't eligible for COVID-19 vaccines when classes start, the question on many min...
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Pritzker, Stratton announce reelection bidJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday he will seek a second term, joined again by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton as a running mate. In a three-minute ...
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State 'strongly encourages' colleges to require COVID-19 vaccineJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's higher education agencies released updated COVID-19 guidance Monday encouraging all public and private higher education institutions in Illinoi...