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All Indiana schools closed amid virus; Lilly to help testingMar 18, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - All public schools across Indiana are closed to students and at least one district will not to resume in-person classes this academic year in an atte...
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Next week's state legislative session canceledMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Next week's legislative session is canceled, and, like nearly all routines amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unclear when its schedule will return to norma...
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Gun dealers report 'panic buying' due to coronavirusMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Toilet paper and hand sanitizer are in short supply at Illinois supermarkets. At gun shops, firearms and ammunition are flying off the shelves, too. As the...
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128 new Illinois coronavirus cases — 24 more at Willowbrook nursing homeMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Illinois has 128 newly confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, including 24 new infections at the Willowbrook nursing home that already...
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Midway adjusts after employees test positive for virusMar 17, 2020 11:00 pm - The air traffic control tower at Midway Airport was temporarily shut down Tuesday after multiple employees tested positive for the coronavirus. "Earlier today, several t...
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Curran easily outdistances 5-person field to win GOP race to challenge DurbinMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran claimed the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate late Tuesday, setting up showdown with longtime Democratic incumbent Dick Durbin...
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Chicago-area prosecutor haunted by handling of Smollett case wins Democratic nominationMar 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago-area prosecutor haunted by handling of Smollett case wins Democratic nomination. ...
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10 Things to Know for TodayMar 17, 2020 7:00 am - Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. '~THERE IS NO EASY OR QUICK WAY OUT' Tens of millions of peopl...
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The Latest: About 50 Chicago polling places are relocatedMar 17, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the Democratic presidential primaries (all times local): 11:40 a.m. A Chicago election spokesman says there was a scramble to relocate ab...
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10 misconceptions about the 1918 flu, the 'greatest pandemic in history'Mar 17, 2020 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard Gunderman, Indiana University (...