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State officials preach patience, honor when scheduling vaccinationsFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - As more Illinois residents become accepted for COVID-19 vaccinations in less than two weeks, state officials are urging those already eligible to be patient and those wh...
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State audit finds DCFS performance lacking for LGBTQ youthFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A performance audit of the Department of Children and Family Services released by the state auditor general this month found substandard practices for cari...
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Mercy Hospital, Chicago's oldest, files for bankruptcyFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's oldest hospital has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ahead of a planned May 3 1 closure. Mercy Hospital and Medical Center's filing in U.S. Bankr...
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U.S. attorney in central Illinois submits resignationFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois on Thursday submitted his resignation to the Biden administration despite two of the stat...
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First case of South African variant of COVID-19 in IllinoisFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Rock Island resident is the first in Illinois identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to have contracted a variant of COV...
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Bill expanding long-term care visitation moves to HouseFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers moved forward Thursday with a proposal to change visitation restrictions at the state's health and residential care sites amid conc...
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Chicago schools reopen doors after tough union fightFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago parents Willie and Brittany Preston have spent almost a year wrestling with online school schedules for their six children, often with everyone ho...
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Chicago begins return to classrooms after bitter union fightFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago parents Willie and Brittany Preston have spent nearly a year wrestling with online school schedules for their six children, often with everyone ho...
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Driver who plunged off Wisconsin ramp thankful to be aliveFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - A driver who survived when his pickup truck plunged about 70 feet (21 meters) off a slippery interchange exit ramp in Wisconsin said he feels thankful t...
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Indiana GOP budget plan boosts school vouchers, smoking taxFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly one-fifth of a proposed state funding hike for Indiana's schools would go toward expanding private school voucher and virtual school programs ...