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Indiana Dunes National Park eyes its 1st-ever entrance feesAug 13, 2021 7:00 am - CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) - The National Park Service wants to charge entrance fees for the first time at the Indiana Dunes National Park, citing a dramatic increase in visi...
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Plans being made for year-round use of state fairgroundsAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state of Illinois is teaming up with the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln to develop a master plan for year-round use of state fairgrounds ...
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Indiana man gets 45 years in teen's attempted robbery deathAug 12, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for an attempted robbery in which a 16-year-old boy who was his accomplice was fa...
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Suburban Chicago police ID man who officer fatally shotAug 12, 2021 7:00 am - NORTH AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago police have released the name of a man who was fatally shot by an officer Tuesday after he reportedly pointed a gun at three o...
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203 cases of COVID-19 linked to Chicago's LollapaloozaAug 12, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was anticipated and not yet lin...
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'No sign of a superspreader event': 203 cases of COVID-19 linked to Chicago's LollapaloozaAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was anticipated and not yet linked to any hosp...
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24 COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday, the highest in 10 weeksAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 3,114 Thursday and 24 more people died from the respiratory disease, the most fatalities since June 6, the Illinois Department of Public He...
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Census data shows more urban concentration, population drops in most counties in IllinoisAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Nearly every county in Illinois lost population over the past decade, mirroring a national trend of greater concentrations of people leaving rural areas an...
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New penalties bolster Scott's LawAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Seventeen crashes involving Illinois state troopers or their vehicles have occurred in 2021 as a result of violations to t...
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Winners named for Illinois' 2021 Cream of the Crop Photo ContestAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs recently announced the winners of the 2021 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest. The annual contest encourages young photographers ...