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Robust revenue allows Illinois to repay federal loan earlyMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Democratic leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to repay federal pandemic-relief loans more than a year earlier than schedu...
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Man and teen, 16, die after shooting erupts at Chicago storeMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man caught in the crossfire when shots were fired inside a Chicago store was killed along with a 16-year-old boy who had fired into the business, police...
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Bankers survey for parts of 10 states hits new record highMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states is booming and would be soaring even higher if not for a regionwide labor shortage, accordi...
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Indiana man charged in death of toddlerMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A Fort Wayne man has been charged in the death of his girlfriend's toddler son, who authorities said was battered so badly an autopsy found that ...
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Chicago mayor faces dashed hopes of her backersMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Lori Lightfoot had her work cut out for her when she became mayor of Chicago in 2019, running as a progressive Democrat and outsider who would bring big c...
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Illinois ranks 27th in percentage of residents fully vaccinatedMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - With 37.5% of residents listed as fully vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Illinois 27th among the 50 states. However, Illinois Depart...
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Slain officer's body escorted through central IllinoisMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - ECATUR, Ill. - A procession led by a hearse bearing the remains of slain police officer moved across central Illinois on Thursday, giving hundreds a chance to pay their ...
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New marijuana licensing bill heads to House floorMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill aimed at allowing more people from distressed communities to get into the lucrative recreational marijuana business is on its way to the House floor...
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State plans to pay off federal COVID loans earlyMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to a plan to repay the money Illinois borrowed from the Federal Re...
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Rittenhouse due to make in-person court appearance FridayMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teenager accused of murdering two people during the chaotic protests that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wi...