Articles filed under Region
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Winners and losers from first release of 2020 census dataApr 26, 2021 7:00 am - More than a year since the 2020 census began in a remote Alaska village, the first numbers to emerge from the nation's once-a-decade head count were released on Monday, ...
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Help Wanted: In pandemic, worry about finding summer workersApr 26, 2021 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - The owner of seafood restaurants on Cape Cod has eliminated lunch service and delayed the opening of some locations because his summertime influx of foreig...
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Bail denied for man accused in Chicago rapper's 2020 killingApr 26, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man charged in a Chicago rapper's fatal shooting has been denied bail following his recent extradition from Texas to Cook County in the 2020 killing. De...
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Illinois opioid deaths increased 32% in 2020Apr 26, 2021 1:00 am - Medical experts and addiction advocates were not surprised when opioid overdose deaths in Illinois increased by more than 32% in 2020. They were surprised it wasn't hig...
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General Assembly passes hundreds of bills as session's end approachesApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate and House passed more than 750 bills last week, addressing isolated timeouts in schools, youth vaping, teaching Muslim history, the commem...
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Census figures cost Illinois a congressional seatApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois will lose a seat in Congress because of stagnating population, continuing a long slide that has cost it political influence nationally, according ...
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New state program aims for 'one-on-one connections' in communities to combat COVID-19Apr 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new state program Monday that aims to increase vaccine access in low-income, vulnerable communities and to connect residents...
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Wing of inn at popular Indiana park reopens after renovationApr 25, 2021 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A portion of an inn at southern Indiana's popular Brown County State Park has reopened following a complete renovation of its rooms that included ...
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1983 Indiana remains ID'd as Chicago victim of serial killerApr 25, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Human remains found at a northwestern Indiana farm have been identified as a male Chicago victim of the late serial killer Larry Eyler, authorities announ...
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IU, Bloomington renaming road named after eugenics backerApr 25, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University and the city of Bloomington are turning to the public as they seek a new name for a thoroughfare named after a late IU presid...