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Spring spike in COVID-19 cases continuesApr 04, 2021 1:00 am - The early spring spike in COVID-19 cases in Illinois continues, as state health authorities on Sunday reported 2,449 new confirmed and probable cases of the coronavirus ...
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Amazon apologizes to congressman for bogus '~peeing' tweetApr 03, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is sorry for tweeting about peeing. The company apologized in a late Friday blog post for a tweet it sent to a congressman more than a week ago de...
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Electric van production planned at former Hummer siteApr 03, 2021 7:00 am - MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana factory that once produced Hummers will be churning out electric vehicles later this year. Electric Last Mile Solutions plans to make l...
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Pregnant worker protections short of Indiana governor's goalApr 03, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana legislators are turning aside - for the second straight year - an appeal from Gov. Eric Holcomb for a law requiring more businesses to provid...
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Natural areas can be found on Heartland College campusApr 03, 2021 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - A noisy Canada goose squawked its way across Birky Pond as it chased a possible competitor on a recent Friday in March. 'œSomeone got up on the wrong...
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House Democrats continue public hearings on redistrictingApr 03, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Public hearings continue next week as the Illinois House Redistricting Committee gathers information for the Legislature's once-a-decade adjustm...
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Land trust's `challenge' aims to get Hoosiers back outdoorsApr 03, 2021 7:00 am - TRAFALGAR, Ind. (AP) - The wind whistled through the bare branches of towering red and white oaks at Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow, carrying the scent of the for...
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over Indiana's Lake Michigan beachesApr 03, 2021 7:00 am - PORTER, Ind. (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed the latest attempt by property owners in a northwestern Indiana town to deny public access to Lake Michigan beaches. U....
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Sale of South Side Chicago hospital to nonprofit finalizedApr 03, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's oldest hospital has finalized the facility's sale to a nonprofit. Mercy Hospital and Medical Center and Insight Chicago announced the agreement...
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Cook County warns of virus surge among the youngApr 03, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban Cook County COVID-19 test positivity rates are highest among people under age 20, officials said Saturday, warning people to think of protecting their families ...