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State reports new COVID-19 cases down from previous dayMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases is down, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The IDPH Sunday reported 1,860 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID...
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Indiana port readies to handle big cargo for cement plantMay 01, 2021 7:00 am - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A southern Indiana port on the Ohio River is preparing to handle barges loaded with parts as heavy as 100 tons (91 metric tons) for a cement ...
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Chicago police say gun violence is on the rise this yearMay 01, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago has seen a significant increase in shootings and homicides so far this year, compared with the first four months of 2020, police said Saturday. St...
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Check for tick bites often while outdoors, officials sayMay 01, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are urging residents to check themselves and their children carefully for ticks after spending time in wooded areas this spri...
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Hoosiers can help track Brood X cicadas, soon to emergeMay 01, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - During the last emergence of Brood X cicadas in 2004, biology professor Martin Edwards and his students strapped up their hiking boots and ventured i...
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2,813 new coronavirus cases, 32 additional deaths reported SaturdayMay 01, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 2,813 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 32 additional deaths. The dead included eigh...
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2nd man held without bond in fatal shooting of Chicago girlApr 30, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A second man was ordered held without bond Friday in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl who was sitting in a car with her father outside a Chicago Mc...
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Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035Apr 30, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then set targets...
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Illinois won't issue vaccination passports, Pritzker saysApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is taking a pass on the "Vax Pass." Days after Chicago public health officials teased the idea of a COVID-19 vaccine passport that residents would nee...
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Data breach was a ransomware attackApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A data breach reported by Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office nearly three weeks ago was a ransomware attack, according to a Thursday news release. Raoul...