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Illinois Emergency Management Agency shares lessons learned from pandemicApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency was forced to adapt quickly to a new role when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit last year, and the agency's directo...
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Illinois sets single-day vaccination record as worry over variants growsApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois vaccine providers administered 154,201 shots Wednesday, more than on any other day since the COVID-19 immunization process began nearly four months ago. The pre...
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After COVID-19 cases spike, University of Chicago tells students to stay homeApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - The University of Chicago announced a stay-at-home period for students Wednesday evening following the largest COVID-19 outbreak at the university since the start of the...
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Indiana man pleads guilty in crash that killed his 2 kidsApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - HARTFORD CITY, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana man charged in the crash deaths of his two young children has pleaded guilty to charges that he had drugs in his system whe...
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Indiana lawmakers dial back controversial wetlands billApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Lawmakers watered down a controversial bill seeking to remove protections from Indiana's already diminished wetlands amid mounting criticism that the...
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Toddler shot when gunfire penetrates central Illinois homeApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A 2-year-old central Illinois boy was shot when his home was hit by gunfire, authorities said. The house in Urbana was hit several times around 8:15 ...
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Nearly quarter of Hoosiers 16 and up vaccinated for COVID-19Apr 07, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly a quarter of Indiana residents age 16 and older are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, state health officials said Wednesday. A total of 1...
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SC House OKs bill allowing open gun carry without permitApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina House on Wednesday gave key approval to a so-called constitutional carry bill that would let residents carry guns openly without...
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Two people killed, two others wounded in Milwaukee shootingApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Police say they have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with a quadruple shooting Milwaukee's north side early Wednesday that left two people dead...
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Walgreens to schedule 2nd Pfizer shots after recommended three weeks instead of fourApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Walgreens officials said Wednesday they are working to ensure people inoculated with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine get a second dose in the recommended three weeks. Walgreen...