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Firefighters rescue Chicago area woman trapped under awningFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - SCHILLER PARK, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman was rescued by firefighters after spending 10 hours trapped beneath an awning that collapsed outside her home under t...
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Former Michigan Gov. Granholm confirmed as energy secretaryFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Thursday to be energy secretary, joining President Joe Biden's Cabinet as a leader of Bi...
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In Search of the ShotFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - Too little covid vaccine and too great a demand: That's what KHN readers from around the country detail in their often exasperating quest to snag a shot, although they a...
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2nd Madigan replacement chosen for 22nd House DistrictFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former Speaker Michael Madigan chose a second replacement to fill the House seat he vacated last week after he publicly urged his first appointee to step d...
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State vaccinates a record 130,021 people Wednesday as case counts keep droppingFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - Three weeks after Illinois eased COVID-19 restrictions, average daily caseloads are declining, state data showed Thursday, as officials announced a single-day virus vacc...
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COVID vaccine trial to begin at Lurie Children's Hospital; here's how to registerFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - Lurie Children's Hospital is looking for candidates to enroll in its pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial. Parents interested in having their child or children participate i...
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No more passing the cash as tollway makes all-electronic system permanentFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway will permanently shift to an entirely electronic system without cash payments after 11 months of operating with automatic collections due to the COV...
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Man gets 60 years for killing ex-girlfriend's new boyfriendFeb 24, 2021 6:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man who pleaded guilty to killing a man who was dating his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced to 60 years in prison in the grueso...
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Foxx drops opposition to parole of Chicago officer's killerFeb 24, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Cook County's top prosecutor has dropped her opposition to the parole bid of a man convicted in the 1967 slaying of a Chicago police officer - the second ...
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Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, peopleFeb 24, 2021 6:00 am - CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) - Jason Goward was overjoyed to get a high-paying job on Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline project. The job, clearing ground with a contractor for the Canad...