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Caesars gets year extension for selling Indiana casinoNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Caesars Entertainment will have another year to sell its northwestern Indiana casino as required by state officials. The Indiana Gaming Commission vo...
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Deck the halls? Not at the Illinois Capitol due to virusNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The coronavirus has extinguished some traditional holiday cheer at the Illinois Capitol. There will be no Christmas tree nor any holiday display...
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Sheriff Dart has COVID-19; 7,873 new cases, 108 more deaths announcedNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 and deaths from the respiratory disease dipped in the last week although hospitalizations increased, as officials Saturday reported 7,873 new cases and...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Nov. 27Nov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 303,855 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illino...
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Police, anti-crime group seek tips in Chicago boy's shootingNov 27, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago anti-violence group has offered a $10,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest in a drive-by shooting that critically wounded a 5...
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Chicago man allegedly dragged 2 NW Indiana officers with SUVNov 27, 2020 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A Chicago man faces nearly a dozen felony charges after he allegedly dragged two police officers with an SUV, running over one of them, as they ...
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Milwaukee County vote recount gives Biden small boostNov 27, 2020 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Milwaukee County completed its recount of presidential ballots Friday, finding only small changes in vote totals for one of the two Wisconsin counti...
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Fires sweeps Chicago home, killing elderly coupleNov 27, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Fire officials are investigating an overnight house fire on Chicago's northwest side that killed an elderly couple who became trapped as flames engulfed t...
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9 days, another 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in IllinoisNov 27, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois topped 12,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, and also passed the 700,000 mark for cases of coronavirus illness. It took just nine day...
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Illinois surpasses 12,000 COVID-19 deaths (19% of those this month), 700,000 casesNov 27, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois has surpassed 12,000 COVID-19 deaths and 700,000 cases of the disease statewide. State health officials announced Friday that 66 more residents have died from C...