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22% of kids 5-11 have gotten a COVID-19 shot. Vaccines for 4 and younger? 'Closer to springtime'Dec 10, 2021 12:00 am - The number of Illinois kids ages 5 to 11 with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine has nearly doubled since Thanksgiving, Illinois Department of Public Health data show...
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EXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial?Dec 10, 2021 12:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) — The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett's claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in C...
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Storms rip through Arkansas nursing home, Illinois warehouseDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - MONETTE, Ark. - At least two people were killed Friday night when a reported tornado ripped through an Arkansas nursing home, and emergency crews in southern Illinois we...
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State will funnel violence intervention funds to most dangerous areasDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state program aiming to take a "comprehensive approach to ending Illinois' firearm violence epidemic" will be expanded under a law signed Friday by Gov. ...
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Jury finds actor Jussie Smollett guilty on at least 1 of 6 counts he lied, staged racist, homophobic attack in ChicagoDec 09, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jury finds actor Jussie Smollett guilty on at least 1 of 6 counts he lied, staged racist, homophobic attack in Chicago. ...
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Jury finds actor Jussie Smollett guilty on 5 counts of staging racist, anti-gay attack in Chicago, lying to policeDec 09, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jury finds actor Jussie Smollett guilty on 5 counts of staging racist, anti-gay attack in Chicago, lying to police. ...
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Indiana hospitals see record patient count amid virus surgeDec 09, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana hospitals are seeing their highest-ever overall patient counts amid a monthlong COVID-19 surge and the state's largest hospital system announ...
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Indiana to place 19 naloxone vending machines around stateDec 09, 2021 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The first of 19 naloxone vending machines to be located around the state will be placed at the St. Joseph County Jail in South Bend, Gov. Eric Ho...
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Will omicron become the alpha COVID-19 variant over delta? Suburban doctors answer questionsDec 09, 2021 4:30 am - At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, many Illinoisans are overly familiar with the unpleasantly contagious delta variant that is causing most virus infections in the ...
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COVID-19 update: 9,301 new cases, 54 additional deaths, 3,178 hospitalizedDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 9,301 Thursday with 54 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Patients in the h...