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Illinois Supreme Court OKs video jury selection for civil casesOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As jury trials throughout the state have been put on pause during the pandemic, the Illinois Supreme Court is now allowing jury selection for civil trials ...
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Reduced hours, new capacity limits at most Illinois casinosOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - Eight of Illinois' 10 casinos are operating under reduced daily hours and new capacity limits amid rising COVID-19 positivity rates in most state regions. The new Illino...
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State expands pro bono program addressing backlog of criminal appealsOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is expanding a program that allows attorneys to volunteer on criminal appeals cases currently making up an extensive backlog. Th...
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Chicago Symphony clarinetist John Bruce Yeh finding success with intimate, virtual CSO Sessions concertsOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra recently canceled more of its regular 2020-21 season through March 30 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yet clarinetist and former Glenview...
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Families of Floyd, Taylor, Blake rally in Grant Park to encourage votingOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - With their relatives' names now etched in the collective consciousness, the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake and others killed or wounded by police ...
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Pandemic politics: Biden shuns 'false promises' of fast fixOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) - Focused firmly on COVID-19, Joe Biden vowed Wednesday not to campaign in the election homestretch 'œon the false promises of being able to en...
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53 Indiana counties labeled higher-risk for COVID-19 spreadOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana State Department of Health on Wednesday again increased the number of counties designated as higher-risk locations for coronavirus spread...
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60 charged in $300M phone scam targeting elderly victimsOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sixty people have been charged in a widespread magazine telemarketing scam that authorities say netted $300 million from more than 150,000 elderly and...
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Ground broken on 8-mile South Shore extension in Lake CountyOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) - Officials broke ground Wednesday on an expansion of the South Shore commuter rail line through part of western Lake County. The 8-mile (12.9-kilomet...
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Lawyers: Video shows bullet-riddled car but not fatal shooting of Black man by suburban Chicago policeOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) - Lawyers: Video shows bullet-riddled car but not fatal shooting of Black man by suburban Chicago police. ...