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Chicago schools reopening hits snag as union fight escalatesJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago ditched plans Tuesday for thousands of teachers to report to schools this week ahead of students after the teachers union said its members wouldn't comply and we...
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State buys West Loop office buildingJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State officials on Wednesday announced the purchase of a 17-story office building in Chicago's West Loop for $73.25 million, a move Gov. J.B. Pritzker's of...
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State records most COVID-19 vaccination doses administered since rolloutJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois reported its highest tally of COVID-19 vaccine shots in arms - 53,628 - on Tuesday, as new cases of the respiratory disease totaled 3,751 and 81 more people die...
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Illinois reporting 3,667 COVID-19 cases and 87 deathsJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Tuesday reported 3,667 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 87 new deaths due to the coronavirus...
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Chicago mayor gets vaccine as state loosens virus rulesJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot received a COVID-19 vaccine shot Monday as Illinois touted online signups and efforts to address racial equity at the start o...
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250 Indiana Guard troops remaining in Washington until MarchJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - About 250 Indiana National Guard soldiers are expected to remain in Washington for about two more months after being sent there to help with security...
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'~We're Not Controlling It in Our Schools': Covid Safety Lapses Abound Across USJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - This story also ran on USA Today and GateHouse Media. It can be republished for free. Computer science teacher Suzy Lebo saw covid-19 dangers frequently in her Indiana h...
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Chicago schools reopening hits snag as union fight escalatesJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago ditched plans Tuesday for thousands of teachers to report to schools this week ahead of students after the teachers union said its members wouldn'...
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Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travelJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A major winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the middle of the country while another system blanketed areas of the Southwest, disr...
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Rittenhouse, mother fixated on social media treatment in hours after his arrestJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - An Antioch teen accused of killing two people during unrest in Wisconsin and the teen's mom were fixated on social media comments about them in the hours...