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Legislation would end gas surcharge program 2 years earlyMar 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would end a special gas utility surcharge that allows companies to raise customer bills with limited regulator...
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Comptroller's office won't garnish tax refunds of low-income families this yearMar 15, 2021 1:00 am - Roughly 41,000 Illinois households with family incomes low enough to qualify for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit will not have their unpaid traffic fines and parkin...
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Vaccinations averaging 100,000-plus per day; 12 more die of COVID-19Mar 15, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois COVID-19 vaccine providers are averaging more than 102,147 shots a day over the past week, compared to less than 53,000 shots per day less than a month ago. Ill...
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Officer shot outside Chicago police stationMar 14, 2021 7:00 am - A Chicago police officer was shot Sunday outside a police station on the city's South Side, according to police. The officer, whose condition wasn't known, was taken fr...
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Indiana sewing machine repair shop thrives during pandemicMar 14, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Carolyn Jolley was sewing away when her Brother embroidery machine malfunctioned a few weeks ago. She was personalizing a baby blanket for a new...
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Indiana pet food plant eyes system to reduce obnoxious odorsMar 14, 2021 7:00 am - MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana pet food plant that's long drawn complaints from neighbors about its obnoxious smells would be outfitted with a new odor contro...
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2 killed, 13 wounded at party on Chicago's South SideMar 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Gunfire erupted at a party on Chicago's South Side early Sunday, killing two people and wounding 13 others in what authorities say may have been a gang-re...
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State surpasses 4-million mark for vaccine doses givenMar 14, 2021 1:00 am - The number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Illinois has surpassed the 4 million mark and nearly 1.5 million state residents are now fully inoculated, health authori...
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15 shot, two fatally, at overnight party at Park Manor businessMar 14, 2021 1:00 am - At least 15 people were shot, two fatally, after gunfire broke out at a Park Manor business where a party was being held early Sunday, according to the Chicago Fire Depa...
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Critics call Sen. Ron Johnson's insurrection comments racistMar 13, 2021 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is being called racist for an interview in which the white Republican said he wasn't worried about the predominantly white su...