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Chicago schools, teachers make progress after Lightfoot's Friday ultimatumJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - Leaders from Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union reached several tentative agreements Saturday in ongoing negotiations to reopen schools, making progre...
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State virus positivity rate continues to decline as 65 more people dieJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 3,345 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 65 additional deaths. The dead included 25 p...
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Illinois reports 4,156 new COVID-19 cases and 71 deathsJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday reported 4,156 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 as it also said 58,357 doses of v...
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Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permitsJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's environmental agency said Friday it has approved construction of an underground tunnel to house a replacement for a controversial ...
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Indiana officers serving warrant fatally shoot man in homeJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - WABASH, Ind. (AP) - Officers serving a search warrant at a northern Indiana home fatally shot a man and wounded a woman during an exchange of gunfire with the home's occ...
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Republicans set to choose new state party chairman soon, snow delays Saturday meetingJan 29, 2021 4:30 am - The Illinois Republican Party is poised for a remake soon when leaders will choose one of a trio of suburban and downstate attorneys to be the next state GOP chairman. L...
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Des Plaines church mourns for Arlington Heights woman killed while sleddingJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - Whether it was at a worship service, Bible study class or social activity at The Bridge Community Church in Des Plaines, Rachel Jo Larson was known to greet those she kn...
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How each county compares to state average for full COVID-19 vaccinationsJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - As Illinois struggles to get more COVID-19 vaccine doses into arms with 1.53% of its 12.7 million population fully inoculated, most suburban counties - with the exceptio...
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Vote for new Illinois GOP chairman delayed to Feb. 6Jan 29, 2021 12:00 am - The vote to select a new chairman of the Illinois Republican Party has been postponed until Feb. 6 because of a snowstorm expected to hit Saturday, the original date of ...
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State lawmakers are pushing to curb governors' virus powersJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top healt...