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Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job marketMar 13, 2021 6:00 am - Esther Montanez's housecleaning job at the Hilton Back Bay in Boston was a lifeline for her, a 31-year-old single mother with a 5-year-old son. The pay was steady and so...
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More than 800K Hoosiers now fully vaccinated for COVID-19Mar 13, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - More than 800,000 Indiana residents have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, state health officials said Saturday. A total of 1,256,381 first...
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Dog is finally adopted after 2 years in Illinois shelterMar 13, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, Ill. (AP) - A dog that spent more than two years at a southern Illinois animal shelter waiting to be adopted has finally found a new family. Demi spent 809 day...
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Old State Capitol closed through April for $1.5M renovationMar 13, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Old State Capitol in downtown Springfield is closed to visitors through April while it undergoes repairs and renovation work. The Illinois D...
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Chicago River dyed green in surprise move by city's mayorMar 13, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago River was dyed a bright shade of green Saturday after Mayor Lori Lightfoot reversed an earlier decision not to tint the waterway for second ye...
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Snow, rainfall refills Indiana lake after 2020 droughtMar 13, 2021 6:00 am - MONTICELLO, Ind. (AP) - A popular northern Indiana lake that shrank dramatically last year due to a drought and water releases required to protect rare mussels has rebou...
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Indiana circus barns built by `Lion King' set for demolitionMar 13, 2021 6:00 am - PERU, Ind. (AP) - Historic barns that a man once known as 'œThe Lion King'ť built in northern Indiana to house circus animals are set for demolition this spring once cre...
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COVID-19 cases per county as of March 12Mar 13, 2021 12:00 am - There have been 515,088 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 42.5% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There have ...
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Record of over 150,000 vaccinations in a day: Now when can people return to Loop offices?Mar 13, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 vaccinations hit a new daily record with 152,697 shots in arms Friday as vaccine doses shipped to Illinois surpassed 5 million, the Illinois Department of Publi...
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The 9 'corporate tax loopholes' Pritzker wants to end that businesses call 'incentives'Mar 13, 2021 12:00 am - In order to balance next year's state budget, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking legislators to eliminate what his administration calls nine "corporate tax loopholes" to gener...