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Lawmakers question enforcement of school mask mandatesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Expressing concern that the Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its bounds by threatening to withhold funding from school districts th...
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Long-standing Rosemont residency rules loosened for some, tightened for othersSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A rarity among suburban municipalities, Rosemont's long-standing residency rules for village employees are being loosened for some but tightened for others. Ironically, ...
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Police sergeant says department retaliated after he blew the whistle on supervisorSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago police sergeant who filed a complaint against a supervisor who'd assigned several officers to guard his Bridgeport home during the riots and looting last year ...
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Can you get flu shot with COVID-19 vaccination? Yep.Sep 14, 2021 1:00 am - With flu season closing in, many health experts are urging those who have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccination — or need a booster — to get both shots at the same time....
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COVID-19 hospitalizations level off, but ICU availability continues to shrinkSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has declined in three of the past four days, the first time that's happened since early July. State...
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Water main replacement project coming to NW Indiana.Sep 13, 2021 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A private utility is launching a more than $24 million water main replacement project in northwestern Indiana. Indiana American Water plans to replace ...
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Man, 45, found shot to death in vehicle on Chicago freewaySep 13, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 45-year-old man has been found shot to death in a vehicle on a Chicago freeway. Fire officials said state police responded about 2 a.m. Monday to the sh...
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Indiana hospitals strained for ICU space amid latest surgeSep 13, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana hospitals continue to take the brunt of a statewide surge in infections and hospitalizations spurred by the more contagious delta variant. T...
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Black, Hispanic and Asian American donors give more to social and racial justice causes as well as strangers in need '“ new surveySep 13, 2021 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wendy Chen, Texas Tech University and U...
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Indiana Democrats bracing for Republican redistricting planSep 13, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's significant population shifts over the past decade mean rural areas will lose seats in the state Legislature while Indianapolis and its sur...