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Chicago museum to receive emergency grant during pandemicSep 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago has been named among 12 art museums nationwide to receive money through an emergency grant program aimed at help...
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New public art piece in Rockford meant to show diversitySep 20, 2020 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A new plexiglass sculpture in downtown Rockford is aimed at illustrating the northern Illinois community's diversity. The downtown sculpture title...
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State, Cook County help available for small businessesSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Business Association is drawing small business owners' attention to Cook County and Illinois assistance programs for those struggling financially from the...
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COVID update: Illinois has second-lowest test positivity rate of nearby statesSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois continues to show a low test positivity rate for COVID-19 compared to nearby states, data from Johns Hopkins University indicated Sunday. The state's test posit...
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Southern Illinoisans fight Colorado fires, protect homesSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A person needs a giving spirit to travel across the country to fight for property that's not even theirs, and several such individuals from South...
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Illinois university to hire more faculty to help programSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois university has decided to increase faculty numbers in their Africana Studies department, a move that officials said will help student...
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Surveys seek input on Chicago policing policiesSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's police department is surveying residents on its policies, including the agency's response to hate crimes and interactions with children and peop...
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'Let us play!': Illinois prep players rally in ChicagoSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Parents and players protested Saturday outside a state building in Chicago, pleading with Gov. J.B. Pritzker to lift his fall ban on some popular high sch...
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Indiana plans to borrow $300 million for jobless benefitsSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A flood of unemployment claims related to the coronavirus pandemic has caused Indiana officials to seek as much as $300 million in loans from the fed...
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Indiana man named Eagle Scout at age 80 after long waitSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - An 80-year-old man was finally named Eagle Scout, an honor that he never thought would happen and certainly not in the way it did. Ed Keller thou...