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Number of carjackings skyrocketing in Chicago in 2020Nov 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police say the number of carjackings has skyrocketed in the city this year. Heading into the Thanksgiving weekend, police statistics show there h...
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School funding issue persists as Indiana lawmakers reconveneNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - As state legislators gear up to craft the next two-year budget, school districts around Indiana continue to face funding uncertainties amid the ongoi...
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Central Illinois animal shelters seeing fewer adoptionsNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - You might think that staying closer to home during a pandemic would result in more pet adoptions. But that doesn't seem to be the case. Holly Crotty, ...
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Labradoodle helps vets going through Indiana court programNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - Howard County Superior Court II Judge Brant Parry stood in his courtroom last week and looked around like he had lost something. 'œYou want to see he...
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Illinois panel featuring film on mental illness and courtsNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Mental Health Task Force and the chief justice of the Supreme Court will conduct a screening of a new documentary on mental illness...
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Indianapolis mayor tests negative after COVID-19 exposureNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and his wife have both tested negative for COVID-19 but will continue quarantining after having close contact last wee...
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Caesars gets year extension for selling Indiana casinoNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Caesars Entertainment will have another year to sell its northwestern Indiana casino as required by state officials. The Indiana Gaming Commission vo...
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Deck the halls? Not at the Illinois Capitol due to virusNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The coronavirus has extinguished some traditional holiday cheer at the Illinois Capitol. There will be no Christmas tree nor any holiday display...
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Sheriff Dart has COVID-19; 7,873 new cases, 108 more deaths announcedNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 and deaths from the respiratory disease dipped in the last week although hospitalizations increased, as officials Saturday reported 7,873 new cases and...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Nov. 27Nov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 303,855 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illino...