Articles filed under Region
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Love of basketball helps guide hoop standouts to engagementAug 02, 2021 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Long distance relationships can be difficult, but long distance coupled with the added challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and a college basketball ...
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Indiana getting $1 million to help deal with opioid useAug 02, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The federal government is awarding Indiana more than $1 million to train workers in 25 counties to help deal with widespread opioid use, addiction an...
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Indiana officer gets man to leave tracks just ahead of trainAug 02, 2021 7:00 am - PORTER, Ind. (AP) - A northwest Indiana man narrowly avoided being hit by an Amtrak train after a police officer yelled at him to get off some railroad tracks as the tra...
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With evictions resuming, tenants scramble for assistanceAug 02, 2021 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - The eviction system, which saw a dramatic drop in cases before a federal moratorium expired over the weekend, rumbled back into action Monday, with activis...
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Illinois law requires background checks for all gun salesAug 02, 2021 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a plan Monday requiring background checks for all gun sales in the state by 2024. The measure also provides fundi...
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Cirque du Soleil's ''Twas the Night Before ...' to return to ChicagoAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Cirque du Soleil is returning to the Windy City with a revival of "'Twas the Night Before ..." It plays a 17-performance run at the Chicago Theatre from Nov. 26 to Dec. ...
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New COVID-19 cases per capita: Kane County lowest in the region, Will County highestAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County leads the six-county region for COVID-19 vaccinations but also owns a less desirable metric - the third-highest number of new infections per capita, U.S. C...
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Pritzker signs immigrant protection billsAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed four bills into law Monday aimed at protecting the state's immigrant and refugee populations, saying they will help make Illinois...
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Blagojevich sues for right to run againAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned Monday to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where he filed a lawsuit challenging a state Senate resolution that prevents him from runn...
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Illinois to open reservations for controlled pheasant huntAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are set to begin accepting permit reservations for the pheasant hunting season. The online reservation systems opens Monday....