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Chicago schools open doors to thousands more studentsMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Thousands of Chicago Public Schools students returned to school on Monday morning, the second - and largest - wave of students to go back to classrooms af...
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Man, woman shot to death, bodies found in car in NW IndianaMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A man and woman were found dead from gunshot wounds in Gary inside a car that was running and had its hazard lights activated, authorities said. The bo...
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Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programsMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update...
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Southern Illinois mayor quits in wake of corruption chargesMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, Ill. (AP) - The longtime mayor of the southern Illinois city of Columbia has resigned in the wake a federal indictment accusing him of public corruption, a cit...
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Illinois company settles fraud claim involving contractsMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois construction company has agreed to pay back $400,000 to settle a federal complaint accusing it of fraudulently accepting ...
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'It's certainly not our first choice': Suburban residents make hourslong treks for vaccinationsMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - When Dave Wiegers' wife was called back to her job as a substitute teacher in Lake County, she was offered a COVID-19 vaccine through the school district. Wiegers, a 70-...
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2 conventions at McCormick Place canceledMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - ...
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U of I's COVID-19 saliva test finally receives FDA approvalMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - A University of Illinois saliva-based COVID-19 test that has been used on students and staff members since last summer finally received emergency use authorization from ...
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House Transportation Committee advances bills on IDOT transparency, funding for pedestrian safetyMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state House Transportation committee advanced two bills to the House floor Monday in its first meeting of the 102nd General Assembly. The first bill wo...
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Bill calls for rapid on-site visit policy after COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle Veterans HomeMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Republican lawmakers on Monday unveiled legislation to strengthen internal policies at state-run veterans homes in the case of a disease outbreak, such...