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Illinois has the 18th-highest jump in new cases in the nation this weekJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois recorded 67.2% more new COVID-19 cases this week than in the previous seven days, the 18th-highest weekly increase in the nation, according to figures updated F...
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Pritzker has 'no plans' for added COVID-19 mitigationsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state's approach for mitigating the virus' spread statewide and in schools. For school districts...
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Editorial: The indisputable link between violent crime and povertyJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - (Third in an editorial series) There are those among us who are old enough to remember President Lyndon Johnson declaring a War on Poverty in 1964. It was an ambitious i...
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Chicago man, 73, dies after struck in head during carjackingJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 73-year-old man suffered cardiac arrest after being struck in the head during an apparent carjacking in Chicago, and two people have been arrested, auth...
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Today in HistoryJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, July 15, the 196th day of 2021. There are 169 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 15, 1834, the Spanish I...
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ACLU sues Chicago police for social media monitoring recordsJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union wants the Chicago Police Department to turn over records about a team formed last year to monitor social media. In a l...
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EXPLAINER: How Indiana evictions could surge post-moratoriumJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a m...
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Pritzker signs ban on deceptive interrogation of minorsJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Terrill Swift spent 15 years in prison, convicted of a rape and murder which DNA evidence later proved he did not commit. On Thursday, he appeared alongsid...
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Cubs deal Pederson to Braves for first baseman BallJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - The Cubs' moves have begun. On Thursday they dealt slugging outfielder Joc Pederson to the Braves for first baseman Bryce Ball. Ball, a 6-foot-6 first baseman, was a 24...
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Unvaccinated patients with COVID-19 trigger alert in DuPage, KaneJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage and Kane counties have been red-flagged by the Illinois Department of Public Health for rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, nearly all involving unvaccinated patien...