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After Billions of Dollars and Dozens of Wartime Declarations, Why Are Vaccines Still in Short Supply?Feb 23, 2021 6:00 am - This story also ran on Fortune. It can be republished for free. The U.S. government has invested billions of dollars in manufacturing, used a wartime act dozens of times...
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Vilsack confirmed for 2nd stint as US agriculture secretaryFeb 23, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to confirm Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary, his second run at the Cabinet post. The former Iowa govern...
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Woman found dead in suburban Chicago snowbank identifiedFeb 23, 2021 6:00 am - PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a 40-year-old homeless woman found dead in a snowbank in suburban Chicago. Officers found the body of Tisha...
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Chicago mayor signs plan boosting sanctuary protectionsFeb 23, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Lori Lightfoot signed a measure Tuesday strengthening Chicago's sanctuary policies by removing exceptions where local police can cooperate with fede...
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Why Black and Hispanic small-business owners have been so badly hit in the pandemic recessionFeb 23, 2021 6:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Carlos Avenancio-Leon, Indiana Universi...
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Suburbs won't expand vaccines this week to medically vulnerable under 65Feb 23, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban health departments aren't going along with Illinois' plan to expand vaccine eligibility starting Thursday to people under 65 who have medical conditions. Suburb...
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Loan program to assist areas hit by record natural gas pricesFeb 23, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a low-interest loan program Tuesday to help alleviate the unprecedented financial burden from soaring utility costs for certai...
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Federal prosecutor will stay on job in Chicago for nowFeb 23, 2021 12:00 am - John Lausch will remain on the job as the Chicago-based U.S. attorney until his successor is chosen and will not be forced to resign at the end of the month. Illinois De...
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State announces new federal funding to feed low-income studentsFeb 23, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced new federal funding to expand the state's food assistance program for school-age children who would normally receiv...
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Kohl's pushes back on investor group's takeover effortsFeb 22, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Kohl's is fighting back against an investor group's efforts to take control of the department store chain's board, arguing that it would derail its progr...