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Chicago-area parents seek babysitters amid COVID-19 pandemicMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago-area parents are searching for babysitters who will adhere to social distancing rules as many summer camps have closed in an effort to stymie the ...
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E-Learning at Indiana schools brings an unexpected switchMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - FREMONT, Ind. (AP) - In a short amount of time, teachers across the state had to convert their teaching style from face to face to virtual as the governor closed schools...
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Charity offers diapers, school supplies to families in needMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - ADDISON, Ill. (AP) - Every Tuesday afternoon, families find a lifeline at the Addison Children's Center. Angelina Perez receives a care package for her three children wh...
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Grassroots food pantry fights hunger amid the coronavirusMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - On a recent Thursday morning, about a dozen volunteers hustled through a small church kitchen, the scents of vegetable soup and freshly brewed coffee...
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Moms couldn't pay bond, so churches paid it for themMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Marlisia Younger, Sharlena Stocker and Jenniece Horton each were being held in the St. Clair County Jail on separate charges of aggravated batter...
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After downtown Chicago protests, unrest spreads to suburbsMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - While Chicago officials took extraordinary steps Sunday to patrol and restrict access to downtown in the hopes of preventing further chaos after tense wee...
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Indianapolis imposes curfew after 2 nights of violenceMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis mayor imposed an overnight curfew Sunday after two nights of violent protest over police mistreatment of African Americans that caus...
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State reports 60 more COVID-19 deaths as case total eclipses 120,000May 31, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Sunday that 1,343 additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state and 60 more people have died from the cor...
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Pritzker calls 375 National Guard members to ChicagoMay 31, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Sunday that he has called up 375 members of the Illinois National Guard to assist Chicago police in dealing with a possible resumption of vi...
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Feder: WBBM, Williams distinguish themselves with protest coverageMay 31, 2020 1:00 am - Coming off one of the worst weeks ever for WBBM-Channel 2 (including the most brutal round of layoffs in 12 years), the CBS-owned station redeemed itself Saturday night ...