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Illinois COVID-19 update: Daily fatalities lowest in monthsMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois hit a single-day low for COVID-19 fatalities not seen since September with five more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Heal...
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US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by RepublicansMar 07, 2021 6:00 am - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air. Wolf hunting policies in some states are taking an aggre...
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Indiana Marine donates kidney to stranger after seeing postMar 07, 2021 6:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - Jennifer Landry has always donated blood and always wanted to donate bone marrow. But before she had the chance, she saw a Facebook post from one of ...
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Illinois reports 1,068 new COVID-19 cases, and 14 new deathsMar 07, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Sunday reported 1,068 new COVID-19 cases in the state, including 14 additional deaths. The Illinois Departm...
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Study of Black history deepens for central Illinois studentsMar 07, 2021 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - This year's Black History Month was about more than making posters and studying the Rev. Martin Luther King's 'œI Have a Dream'ť speech in schoo...
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Illinois offers webinars in March on using ladders safelyMar 07, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Labor wants to decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and deaths through education during March, 'œNational L...
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Indiana teacher fired after sex abuse charges in OhioMar 07, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana School for the Deaf has fired a 42-year-old teacher after he was charged in Ohio with felony sexual misconduct charges involving a studen...
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Indiana awards $30M in funding for new trails projectsMar 07, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana has awarded nearly $30 million to communities and nonprofit groups for construction of 70 miles of new trails Gov. Eric Holcomb says will boo...
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Why it will be harder for suburban residents to get vaccinated at United CenterMar 07, 2021 12:00 am - State and federal authorities announced changes Sunday making it more difficult for some suburban residents — and impossible for others — to get an appointment for a sho...
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More infectious COVID-19 variant identified in ChicagoMar 06, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The first case of the more infectious Brazil variant of COVID-19 in Illinois has been detected in a Chicago resident, public health officials say. Northw...