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State Republicans slam Pritzker as COVID-19 vaccinations lagJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials announced Thursday nearly 56,000 people in the state were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday as state Rep...
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Chicago grants Emmett Till's South Side home landmark statusJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago home of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 lynching galvanized the civil rights movement when his mother insisted his mutilated body b...
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Census delay points to special session for Indiana lawmakersJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A delay in the completion of data from last year's census has Indiana legislative leaders anticipating a special session over the summer to draw new ...
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14-year-old arrested for role in Chicago carjacking spreeJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for taking part in multiple carjackings including one involving an off-duty police officer, Chicago police said Thursd...
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January third-deadliest month as Illinois surpasses 19,000 COVID-19 deathsJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois surpassed 19,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths Thursday, as 103 more deaths were reported by state health officials, assuring January will be the state's third-dead...
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New COVID health navigator programJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Public Health Association and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association are seeking community-based organizations to participate in the COVID-19 Pandemic...
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Nonprofits can apply for funds available in charitable trust programJan 27, 2021 10:00 pm - Small nonprofits that provide food, housing assistance, and workforce and economic development can apply for funding through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Program, ...
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Illinois Public Health Association puts out call for partners in Pandemic Health Navigator ProgramJan 27, 2021 10:00 pm - The Illinois Public Health Association, in partnership with the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, is reaching out to community-based organizations to participate...
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COVID-19 outbreak at Indiana religious order kills 2 sistersJan 27, 2021 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A western Indiana order of nuns is facing a COVID-19 outbreak that has killed two sisters and two residents at a long-term care unit on the orde...
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Chicago principals offer school reopening plan amid pandemicJan 27, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools should allow students back into classrooms in no more than 100 facilities and then gradually reopen others, an organization of scho...