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Some states plan big spending with Biden's aid, others waitMay 09, 2021 7:00 am - Though still awaiting money from the latest federal coronavirus relief act, some governors and state lawmakers already are making plans to add the multibillion-dollar bo...
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Wrongfully convicted man's barber college reopens in ChicagoMay 09, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man awarded $20 million after being wrongfully convicted of murdering an 11-year-old girl has reopened his Chicago barber college, a year after it was s...
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U of I offers new camp for high school students with autismMay 09, 2021 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is offering a new, virtual summer camp for high school students with autism who want to learn more about college life. ...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations fall as state nears 10 million shots givenMay 09, 2021 1:00 am - The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Illinois fell to its lowest level in nearly a month, state health authorities reported Sunday. According to the Illinois ...
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Critics say Indiana COVID-19 law allows nursing home neglectMay 08, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Advocates for nursing home residents say they worry a new Indiana law expanding COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers will effecti...
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Pierogi Fest returning to Indiana after 2020 cancellationMay 08, 2021 7:00 am - WHITING, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana city is bringing back its annual Pierogi Fest, a year after the festival built around the popular Polish delicacy was cancele...
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Indiana hardware stores open 24-7, and dogs greet customersMay 08, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - In a year in which the pandemic has shifted more and more retail activity online, Indianapolis-based Trust Hardware has found success by embracing a ...
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White Sox jump on sagging Royals with 8 runs in 1st, win 9-1May 08, 2021 1:00 am - Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Danny Mendick hit a two-run homer during an eight-run first inning, and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Saturday nig...
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COVID-19 update: 107,688 more shots, 22 more dead, 1,729 new casesMay 08, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials Saturday reported 107,688 more COVID-19 vaccines had been administered statewide. That brings the total number of doses administered to 9,827,646 ...
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For some pastors, the past year was too much to bearMay 07, 2021 7:00 am - (RNS) - Jeff Weddle, a 46-year-old, wise-cracking, self-deprecating, Bible-loving, self-described 'œfailing pastor'ť from Wisconsin, was already thinking of leaving the ...