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Bill decriminalizing HIV transmission passes SenateMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Tuesday passed a measure decriminalizing the transmission of HIV. The measure has already passed the House and will need only a sign...
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Illinois case positivity rate drops to lowest point during pandemicMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - At just 2.11%, the statewide seven-day case positivity rate for COVID-19 is at the lowest point since the pandemic began. At the peak in November, the state's seven-day ...
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Redistricting hearings open amid partisan divideMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers opened their first public hearing Tuesday on a proposed set of new House and Senate district maps with Democrats and Republicans still a...
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Chicago priest Pfleger reinstated after abuse investigationMay 24, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as the leader of his parish after an investigation found 'œinsufficie...
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2 dead, 2 injured after shooting outside Indianapolis hotelMay 24, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two men were killed early Monday during a shooting outside a hotel in downtown Indianapolis, police said. Two more people also injured, including one...
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Former northern Indiana mayor dies after COVID-19 illnessMay 24, 2021 7:00 am - ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - The former mayor of a northern Indiana city has died after what his family has said was a weeks-long hospitalization with COVID-19. Former Elkhart M...
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Wolves scare deer and reduce auto collisions 24%, study saysMay 24, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Ecologist Rolf Peterson remembers driving remote stretches of road in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and seeing areas strewn with deer carcasses. But that ...
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EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversionMay 24, 2021 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation blo...
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Democrats' map proposal would pit suburban Republican lawmakers against one anotherMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban House Republicans could see some losses in the next election based on the proposed Illinois legislative map, which would pit some incumbent lawmakers against on...
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Why Democrats might redraw Illinois Supreme Court district mapsMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Drawing new district lines for state and federal elections is the main focus for lawmakers when they begin the redistricting process every 10 years. But Il...