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'Frustrating and tragic': Illinois sets new COVID-19 hospitalization recordJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - More COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized in Illinois than at any other point of the pandemic. That's according to new Illinois Department of Public Health data ...
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Rush won't seek 16th term in CongressJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - Longtime U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, a onetime Black Panther with a dramatic rise in Illinois politics, won't seek reelection after 15 terms representing his Chicago-area dist...
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Conservation group lands $1M to protect biodiverse forestJan 02, 2022 6:00 am - TRAFALGAR, Ind. (AP) - A conservation group has landed a $1 million gift aimed at protecting and improving a central Indiana nature preserve that's part of one of the st...
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Ambulance stolen from outside Gary hospital but soon foundJan 02, 2022 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - An ambulance was stolen from a Gary hospital parking lot but was recovered a few miles away, police said. Gary police received a call about the ambulan...
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Indiana man faces more serious charges in deadly hit-and-runJan 02, 2022 6:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man charged in a June hit-and-run crash that killed one teenager and injured a second faces more serious charges. Ronnie Hapner, 3...
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University of Illinois tests future of domestic livingJan 02, 2022 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Walk into the living commons of the McKechnie LIFE home and you'll find the pad occupied by several domestic, sociable robots. There's Stretch, a ...
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Renovations planned for Chicago indoor children's gardenJan 01, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A popular children's garden on Chicago's West Side is slated to undergo renovations starting this spring, with a focus on improving accessibility for peop...
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Indiana Dunes' audio brochure helps blind experience parkJan 01, 2022 6:00 am - PORTER, Ind. (AP) - For Deborah Armstrong, knowing that blue water fills the background of the the Indiana Dunes National Park brochure, is useless. Armstrong, who is bl...
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2021 ends as Chicago's deadliest year in a quarter centuryJan 01, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The year of 2021 ended as one of the most violent on record in Chicago, as a rise in the number of shootings left more people dead than in any single year...
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Indiana Toll Road debuts smart parking network for truckersJan 01, 2022 6:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - The private consortium that operates the Indiana Toll Road has launched a smart parking network to help guide truckers to places to rest while they'...