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Pandemic forces nonprofits to close, cut back on programsAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - More than half of Indiana's nonprofit groups that provide services to those in need have cut back on programs or reduced their capacity in recent mon...
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July 2020 a lot worse for Chicago violent crime than July 2019Aug 01, 2020 1:00 am - The number of murders more than doubled last month in Chicago compared to the same month last year, according to new data released by Chicago police. The number of shoot...
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Aug. 1 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 88,807 cases in the suburbs as of Saturday, 49.2% of the state's total, acco...
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State reports 1,639 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more deathsAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 case total grew by 1,639 Saturday, and the death toll from the respiratory disease rose by eight, as the state reported 39,809 tests in the last 24 ho...
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Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirusJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Small groups of people performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj on Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the start of the Eid...
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Cairo bridge to close Saturday for extensive maintenanceJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - A bridge connecting Wickliffe, Kentucky, and Cairo, Illinois, will close Saturday for extensive maintenance, meaning a long detour for those travelin...
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Father drowns trying to save 2 children in Lake MichiganJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) - A 44-year-old Indiana man has drowned in Lake Michigan while trying to save his two children. Four people were seen struggling in the lake about...
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Illinois university will change floor names at dormitoryJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University said it will rename floors in a residence hall that are named for U.S. secretaries of state who had slaves. They include Th...
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Officials probe Indiana building collapse that killed teenJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) - State workplace safety officials are investigating an accident that killed a 14-year-old boy when a suburban Indianapolis building he was helping...
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Indiana governor urged to expand mail voting during pandemicJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - With less than 100 days remaining until the General Election, two former Indiana lieutenant governors are calling for Gov. Eric Holcomb to expand mai...