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Chapa LaVia out as director of Illinois veterans affairs amid virus spread at facilitiesJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Amid criticism from veterans advocates and others over her handling of COVID-19 in state-run homes, Aurora resident and former state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia resigned Mond...
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Illinois in vaccine race against more infectious COVID-19 strainJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - A more infectious strain of COVID-19 likely is circulating in Illinois even as the state and nation struggle to expedite getting vaccines into arms, public health offici...
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Young Chicago students begin return to classroom learningJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago Public Schools students began their return to the classroom Monday as school doors opened to thousands of pre-kindergarten and some special education students. T...
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'This is not a withdrawal': Madigan suspends campaign for Illinois House speakerJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - In a tersely worded statement, besieged Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said he is suspending his campaign for reelection as leader and told Democratic rivals it ...
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Cops: Chicago shooter who killed 3 posted social media rantsJan 10, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who police say killed three people and wounded four others during a series of shootings in and around Chicago posted nonsensical and expletive-laced...
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Work done on Mississippi River levee's drain damaged in 2013Jan 10, 2021 6:00 am - GRAND TOWER, Ill. (AP) - Dry weather last summer allowed work to resume to finally finish repairs to a Mississippi River levee damaged in 2013 in southwestern Illinois w...
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Health officials report 4,711 new COVID-19 cases, 81 deathsJan 10, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Sunday reported 4,711 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 81 additional deaths. The Dep...
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Republican Darren Bailey collapses during House sessionJan 10, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois House Republican collapsed Sunday during a session of the General Assembly. Rep. Darren Baily of Zenia was seen laying on the floor...
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State reports drop in COVID-19 cases, test ratesJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,711 new and probable confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the fewest in a week, along with 81 additional deaths from t...
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Low-key start to Holcomb's new term as Indiana governorJan 09, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb will have a low-key start to his second term on Monday as the coronavirus pandemic that has dominated the past year continu...