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Coronavirus prompts new funeral protocol for Chicago officerApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A funeral for the first Chicago Police officer to die from complications of the coronavirus on Thursday looked unlike any funeral for a city officer in me...
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Pritzker: Start thinking about a summer with no festivalsApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - It's time to start thinking about a summer without any festivals, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday during his daily coronavirus briefing. "I think everyone needs to thin...
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Auto show to medical facility in 2 months: How the Illinois National Guard is helping transform McCormick PlaceApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - McCormick Place overflowed with chrome Feb. 8 as consumers kicked tires and attendants buffed spotless hoods at the Chicago Auto Show's opening day. Two months later, th...
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CDC officials trace beginnings of Chicago outbreak to two family gatherings - a funeral and a birthday partyApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - In February, family members gathered for a funeral in the Chicago area. A close family friend who had recently been out of state attended and was just a bit sick with mi...
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NW Indiana city cancels July's Pierogi Fest due to pandemicApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - WHITING, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana city that hosts an annual festival built around a popular Polish delicacy has canceled this summer's festival because the cor...
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Body found along Ohio River in southern Indiana countyApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - ROME, Ind. (AP) - State police are working to identify a body that a fisherman found Monday along southern Indiana's Ohio River shoreline. Indiana conservation officers ...
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Chicago Fire Department loses first member to COVID-19Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago firefighter who died Tuesday night from complications of COVID-19 is the first member of the department to be killed by the virus, a spokesman s...
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Chicago mayor dismayed by outburst of violence in cityApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday expressed dismay at the outbreak of violence in the city in recent days, saying it is straining police resources...
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Prosecutor seeks special investigation in fatal shootingApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana prosecutor has asked a judge to approve a special investigation into a murder case after the defendant alleged investigators lied abou...
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30 more COVID-19 deaths in Indiana, death toll rises to 203Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Thirty more Indiana residents have died from COVID-19, pushing the state's death toll past 200, as its confirmed coronavirus cases neared 6,000, stat...