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Black lawmakers seek to revamp social studies education in IllinoisOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Leaders of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are urging a complete overhaul of the state's social studies curriculum to ensure that contributions of Bl...
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Court: Wisconsin Republicans have standing in absentee caseOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican legislators have the legal standing to appeal a federal ruling extending the deadline for counting absentee ballots in the presidential b...
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Indiana attorney general candidates split over virus powersOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's attorney general candidates are divided over how the Republican governor has used the state's emergency powers law to impose a mask mandate...
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Gary fire leaves man, girl dead, grandmother critically hurtOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - An overnight house fire in Gary killed a 6-year-old girl and a 30-year-old man and left a grandmother hospitalized in critical condition, authorities s...
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Reyes Beer Division acquiring Indiana-based Monarch BeverageOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The nation's largest beer distributor, Reyes Beer Division, plans to acquire Indianapolis-based Monarch Beverage Co., which has long been Indiana's l...
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Wisconsin governor issues new restrictions on size of public indoor gatherings as state remains COVID-19 hot spotOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin governor issues new restrictions on size of public indoor gatherings as state remains COVID-19 hot spot. ...
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Illinois sees 1,617 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 32 deathsOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced 1,617 more people were confirmed to carry COVID-19. The numbers announced by the ...
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Small gyms devastated by coronavirus fear, restrictionsOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - There's little evidence of Americans' passion for fitness at the tens of thousands of small and independent gyms around the country. Gyms, health clubs ...
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Democratic chairman delays further hearings in Madigan probe until after electionOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The chairman of the Special Investigating Committee probing whether Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan played a role in a ComEd bribery scheme said Tue...
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32 new deaths, 1,617 cases as some suburban county infection rates climbing againOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Will County's seven-day average COVID-19 infection rate is on the rise again, up to 5%, the highest level among the Chicago and the collar counties. Less than a month af...