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Chicago police: Pregnant woman fatally shot, baby survivesOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - A woman who was eight months pregnant has died after being shot in Chicago and doctors delivered her baby, who was hospitalized in critical condition early Tue...
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Illinois surpasses 660K combined early, mail votesOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - With just three weeks remaining before the Nov. 3 general election, more than 660,000 voters in Illinois already have cast ballots either through mail-in o...
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Suburban infection rates climb as death toll tops 9,000Oct 13, 2020 1:00 am - The death toll from COVID-19 has topped 9,000 in Illinois as infection rates in suburban counties are climbing again. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced ...
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State Senate committees take on prison reformOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate Criminal law Committee and Special Committee on Public Safety held a joint hearing Tuesday, calling on experts to provide evidence-based r...
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Authorities: Antioch teen obtained rifle used in Kenosha shootings in WisconsinOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - The rifle used by Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse in the killing of two men and wounding of another during protests in Kenosha was "purchased, stored and used" in Wisconsi...
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Southwest Airlines to expand in Houston and Chicago in 2021Oct 12, 2020 7:00 am - Southwest Airlines said Monday it will expand in Houston and Chicago by starting flights to those cities' largest airports, stepping up its head-to-head competition agai...
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2 WIU housing professionals honored for COVID-19 responseOct 12, 2020 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Two Western Illinois University housing officers have been recognized by an international organization for their efforts in slowing the spread of COV...
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Indiana sees most coronavirus hospitalizations since MayOct 12, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The number of coronavirus patients in Indiana hospitals grew over the weekend to the highest level in nearly five months, state health officials said...
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Illinois Rep. Bost says he's recovering from COVID-19Oct 12, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois congressman said Monday he was recovering from a coronavirus infection that's not caused serious illness. Republican Rep. Mik...
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Wisconsin tells Foxconn no tax credits without new dealOct 12, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin told Foxconn Technology Group on Monday that it won't qualify for billions of dollars in state tax credits unless it strikes a new deal fo...