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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDTOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - State leaders facing 2nd wave resist steps to curb virus DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Even as a new surge of coronavirus infections sweeps the U.S., officials in many hard-hi...
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University finds nuke plant study will lead to huge job lossOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - BYRON, Ill. (AP) - A new report from Northern Illinois University says closing the Byron Generating Station will result in the loss of more 2,300 jobs and hundreds of mi...
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Chicago details safety plan for potential election unrestOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police are prepared for any civil unrest surrounding Halloween weekend or Tuesday's election, city officials said Friday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot sa...
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Fire marshal: Use time change to check alarms, batteriesOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state fire marshal wants Illinoisans to use the end of daylight saving time this weekend as a reminder to check their smoke alarms. Illinoi...
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EPA crews wrap cleanup of tainted site near Gary airportOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finished cleaning up contamination in northwest Indiana near Gary's airport that stemmed from a 1977 fire ...
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Teen told police where to find gun used in Kenosha shootingsOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - ANTIOCH, Illinois (AP) - A visibly upset 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators in Wisconsin told officers at his local police station in Illinois whe...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Oct. 30Oct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion 176,897 COVID-19 cases in the su...
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New COVID-19 cases in Illinois hit record for third day in a rowOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - New confirmed cases of COVID-19 have hit a record for the third day in a row, with the Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reporting 7,899 more cases and 46 a...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDTOct 30, 2020 7:00 am - State leaders facing 2nd wave resist steps to curb virus DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Even as a new surge of coronavirus infections sweeps the U.S., officials in many hard-hi...
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Officials: More than 6,900 new virus cases in IllinoisOct 30, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More than 6,900 new cases of the COVID-19 virus and 36 more deaths have been confirmed in Illinois, according to state health officials. The 6,9...