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Illinois records fewest new COVID-19 cases since March 2020Jun 14, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Monday reported the lowest daily cases of coronavirus since March 2020. The Illinois Department of Public H...
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Illinois chemical plant explosion, fires prompt evacuationsJun 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An explosion at a northern Illinois chemical plant Monday morning sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black smoke high into th...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Bob Collins, Jack Nicklaus, Richard Daley, Woodfield Mall Ice Arena and moreJun 14, 2021 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of WGN radio icon Bob Collins, Richard Daley, Jack Nicklaus, the Woodfield Ice Arena, juggling and more in our latest “Through the Film M...
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Former U-46 superintendent named interim CPS CEOJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - Former Elgin Area Unit District 46 superintendent Jose Torres was named interim leader of Chicago Public Schools on Monday. Torres most recently was president of the Ill...
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Energy bill still not filed less than 24 hours before planned voteJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate is scheduled to return to the Capitol Tuesday to consider an energy regulatory overhaul bill that is years in the making but was not ye...
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If you want to avoid the ICU, get a COVID-19 shot, doctors sayJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 165 Monday, the lowest since March 20, 2020, with nine more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health r...
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Chemical plant explosion, fire prompt evacuationsJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - An explosion at a northern Illinois chemical plant Monday morning sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black smoke high into the air and debri...
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2 arrested in fatal shooting of Terre Haute high school girlJun 13, 2021 7:00 am - CARLISLE, Ind. (AP) - State police said over the weekend that two men have been arrested in a recent shooting that killed a 15-year-old high school girl in a small town ...
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Singer Brett Young added to Illinois State Fair lineupJun 13, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Country singer Brett Young will perform this summer's Illinois State Fair. Young will take the grandstand stage on Aug. 20, with opening act Ru...
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Indiana slot car racing track is 1 of a handful left in USJun 13, 2021 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - It didn't take long for the car to gain speed and then fly off the track while rounding a banked curve. Of course, the car was being driven by an...