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Aurora coalition works to deliver COVID-19 vaccine shots to Black, Hispanic residentsMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Black and Hispanic suburbanites are being left behind in the fight against COVID-19, Aurora civic and religious leaders said Tuesday before opening a vaccination clinic ...
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Lisle man charged, again, with impersonating a police officerMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - A Lisle man faces another charge that he impersonated a Chicago police officer - this time in Downers Grove. Vincent M. Richardson, 26, of the 900 block of Lacey Avenue,...
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Smokers now in priority group for COVID-19 vaccine in IllinoisMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois smokers are now among the priority groups eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. As a part of the state's vaccination schedule, residents with certain high-risk med...
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House Democrats condemn Republican state legislator for attending Jan. 6 rallyMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Nearly three dozen Democratic members of the Illinois House signed onto a resolution Monday to "condemn" a downstate Republican lawmaker for attending a Ja...
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Chicago schools open doors to thousands more studentsMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Thousands of Chicago Public Schools students returned to school on Monday morning, the second - and largest - wave of students to go back to classrooms af...
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Man, woman shot to death, bodies found in car in NW IndianaMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A man and woman were found dead from gunshot wounds in Gary inside a car that was running and had its hazard lights activated, authorities said. The bo...
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Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programsMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update...
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Southern Illinois mayor quits in wake of corruption chargesMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, Ill. (AP) - The longtime mayor of the southern Illinois city of Columbia has resigned in the wake a federal indictment accusing him of public corruption, a cit...
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Illinois company settles fraud claim involving contractsMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois construction company has agreed to pay back $400,000 to settle a federal complaint accusing it of fraudulently accepting ...
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'It's certainly not our first choice': Suburban residents make hourslong treks for vaccinationsMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - When Dave Wiegers' wife was called back to her job as a substitute teacher in Lake County, she was offered a COVID-19 vaccine through the school district. Wiegers, a 70-...