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Another 133,000 Indiana residents file unemployment claimsApr 10, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - More than 133,000 people filed initial claims for unemployment in Indiana last week as the coronavirus pandemic kept businesses closed and workers fu...
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Illinois' COVID-19 cases could peak soon. Then what?Apr 10, 2020 5:30 am - Despite a painful death toll from COVID-19 and mounting cases of the respiratory disease, state experts anticipate a peak is coming soon. But what does a peak mean and w...
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Car dealer gives free loaners to nurses because 'we're all in this together'Apr 10, 2020 1:00 am - The owner of three suburban car dealerships on Friday delivered free loaner vehicles to 11 nurses at a Chicago children's hospital to use for 30 days so they don't have ...
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COVID-19 cases near 18,000 in Illinois; more testing for minority communitiesApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - The state will ramp up testing for minorities hit hard by COVID-19, officials said Friday, while announcing the number of Illinoisans testing positive for the respirator...
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Jobless claims up again in Illinois, 200K another new recordApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Unemployment claims in Illinois jumped nearly 13% last week, with 201,041 new claims largely attributable to the spread of the coronavirus. The...
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Chicago man sentenced to life in prison in Iowa boy's deathApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A Chicago man who was convicted of killing his girlfriend's 5-year-old son in Davenport has been sentenced to to life in prison without parole. Tr...
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Guard accidentally shoots teen, himself on Chicago trainApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A security guard and a 16-year-old girl were shot and wounded on a Chicago Transit Authority train early Thursday when the guard's gun accidentally discha...
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ACLU of Indiana: New panhandling law violates free speechApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A new law tightening Indiana's restrictions on panhandling violates the First Amendment by all but banning solicitation in cities, the American Civil...
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Judge orders Chicago jail to do more to halt spread of virusApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago Thursday ordered one of the nation's largest jails to take prompt action to stem the potentially catastrophic spread of the cor...
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Officials close Indiana state parks, trails to contain virusApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State officials have closed trails at some of Indiana's most popular state parks and campgrounds in response to large crowds gathering outdoors disre...