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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDTMar 21, 2021 7:00 am - A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to norma...
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Health officials urge precautions against rabiesMar 21, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois health authorities are reminding residents to be cautious of bats and other animals that could have rabies as the weather warms. The I...
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Gen Con delays annual gaming convention in IndianapolisMar 21, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A gaming convention that draws tens of thousands of visitors to Indianapolis has pushed back the annual gathering amid plans to make it a hybrid even...
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Illinois reports 1,431 new COVID-19 cases, with 22 deathsMar 21, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Sunday reported 1,431 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state, and 22 additional deaths. ...
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About 14% of Illinois residents now fully vaccinated, state reportsMar 21, 2021 1:00 am - After a worrying rise in COVID-19 cases statewide last week, the number of new and probable infections dipped for a second straight day Saturday, Illinois health authori...
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Park authorities plan four spring fires for Indiana DunesMar 20, 2021 7:00 am - CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) - Authorities plan four prescribed fires at Indiana Dunes National Park this spring, totaling more than 900 acres. Authorities said prescribed fire...
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Illinois State offers well-being days, not spring breakMar 20, 2021 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University sophomore Jasminh Randall, a finance major from Rockford, was planning to spend her spring break in Cancun with her three r...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDTMar 20, 2021 7:00 am - Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON (AP) - The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevato...
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Body of missing Peoria woman found in Illinois RiverMar 20, 2021 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The body of a woman who went missing in November was found this week in the Illinois River, authorities said Friday. The Peoria Journal Star reporte...
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Indiana utility fined $1.1M for pipeline safety violationsMar 20, 2021 7:00 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) - State regulators have fined Northern Indiana Public Service Co. more than $1 million - the largest in Indiana history - for pipeline safety vio...