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Illinois awards $50 million in broadband expansion grantsJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker traveled to Geneseo on Wednesday to announce the awarding of $50 million in grants to 28 projects aimed at expanding broadband internet ...
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$85 million available for small businesses harmed by COVID-19, civil unrestJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced this week that it will soon start releasing funds from two grant programs aimed at h...
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Infection rate up slightly as state surpasses 138,000 casesJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - Test results for COVID-19 showed the positivity rate ticked up slightly, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday, but hospitalizations for the respir...
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June 24 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 71,261 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illi...
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Anti-abortion group sues to hold large gatheringsJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois anti-abortion nonprofit filed a federal lawsuit challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker's social gathering restrictions, arguing it should be excluded f...
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Councilman who called protesters 'uneducated' resignsJun 23, 2020 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A northeastern Indiana county councilman has resigned days after he sparked outage by saying during a council meeting that Black Lives Matter pro...
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Lawsuit: Chicago Police using virus to deny suspects' rightsJun 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges the Chicago Police Department has used the coronavirus pandemic and recent protests as 'œcover'ť to deny criminal suspects...
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Smartphone code at center of self-incrimination rulingJun 23, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A suburban Indianapolis woman who was held in contempt of court when she refused to unlock her smartphone for police investigators is protected by th...
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Illinois courts to get diversity and inclusion officerJun 23, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court is recruiting a chief diversity and inclusion officer for the judicial branch of state government to address racial j...
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FBI names Keenan special agent in charge for IndianapolisJun 23, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Paul Keenan as the special agent in charge of the Indianapolis field office, the agency announced Tuesday. Ke...