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Local leaders unveil plan to take on climate changeJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - After two years of planning, local leaders are ready to take action on climate change. With the goal of decreasing and eventually eliminating greenhouse gas emissions in...
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Small counties downstate racking up COVID-19 cases and concernsJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - Several small, downstate Illinois counties are surpassing the collar counties for new COVID-19 infections, a trend triggering warnings from public health officials. Adam...
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Small nonprofits with food, housing, workforce or economic programs can apply for grant by Sept. 30Jul 12, 2021 11:00 pm - Small nonprofit organizations in Illinois that assist individuals with food, housing, workforce, and economic development are eligible for a grant of up to $20,000 each,...
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Appeals court: Indiana must resume unemployment benefitsJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the state temporarily continue payment of federal unemployment benefits, affirming an earlier court or...
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Lawsuit seeks $150M from Indiana online schools fraud claimsJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The leaders of two now-closed Indiana online charter schools are accused in a new lawsuit of defrauding the state of more than $150 million by paddin...
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Chain-reaction Chicago crash injures 4 children, 3 adultsJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Four children and three adults have been hurt in a chain-reaction crash in Chicago. The crash occurred about 6:25 p.m. Sunday and involved at least three ...
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Hanover Park man killed during Puerto Rican Day festival likely shot girlfriend by accidentJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - A 24-year-old Hanover Park man "more than likely" shot his girlfriend in the neck on accident while trying to fend off a "swarm" of people who pulled the couple out of t...
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New COVID-19 daily infection averages nearly double in a weekJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - Average caseloads of COVID-19 rose for the seventh day in a row, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. On July 5, the seven-day average for new infect...
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Media literacy requirement, animal products ban among latest bills signed by PritzkerJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Public high schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach students how to access and evaluate various kinds of news and social media they see online a...
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Lincoln Park Zoo welcomes baby piping ploverJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - An endangered piping plover chick has hatched at Lincoln Park Zoo. Chicago's most famous bird parents, Monty and Rose, welcomed three new chicks into the world earlier t...