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June 16 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 68,612 cases in the suburbs, about 51% of the state's total, according to th...
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Pritzker signs vote-by-mail expansion, declares Election Day a state holidayJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Anyone who cast a ballot in the last three years or who registered to vote or changed addresses after the March primary will be sent an application to vote...
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State sees 72 more COVID-19 deaths, poised for Phase 4 as GOP sues for unlimited group sizeJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials reported 72 additional deaths from COVID-19 Tuesday as well as another 623 infections from the disease. The uptick is common after weekends when a...
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Attorney General Raoul tests positive for COVID-19Jun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced he has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms over the weekend and taking a test Monday. Raoul received...
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Chicago's Lyric Opera and Joffrey Ballet cancel 2020 performancesJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Joffrey Ballet have canceled performances through the end of 2020. Both companies cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason in separa...
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Former COD football player shot and killed at Indiana hospitalJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - MUNSTER, Ind. — A retired sheriff's deputy and a psychiatric patient who was former football player at College of DuPage were both killed when another security guard ope...
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New rules for firearms dealers finally approvedJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - New, permanent regulations that govern licensed firearms dealers in Illinois have finally been approved 18 months after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill ...
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Judge allows man accused of rape to be own lawyer at trialJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A Champaign County judge ruled Monday he will allow a former University of Illinois police officer accused of raping four women to proceed in his cas...
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Chicago loosening virus limits on bars, lakefront trailJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago has again loosened restrictions created during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing bars, breweries and other businesses to resume outdoor service s...
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Pen pal program forges connections beyond nursing homesJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Rich Vanderweit saw the loneliness of older people in the COVID-19 pandemic, and he devised a modest effort to ease their isolation. Vanderweit, an ...