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County fairs hurt financially by COVID-19 shutdownsMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The social distancing guidelines that led Illinois county fairs to cancel off-season events on their grounds through the end of April is one part of a fina...
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Bridgewater Studio produces emergency face shields for the City of ChicagoMar 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Supporting the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Bridgewater Studio in Chicago has begun production on emergency face shields for the City of Chicago's first respo...
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Indiana governor vetoes bill banning local rental rulesMar 26, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor has vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have blocked cities from regulating rental properties, which opponents said threate...
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In uncertain times, quest for birds offers an escapeMar 26, 2020 7:00 am - PARK FOREST, Ill. (AP) - As people everywhere prepared to hunker down for what could be an extended period, Sue Zelek couldn't wait to get outside. She wasn't eager to g...
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63 workers at southern Indiana hospital on quarantineMar 26, 2020 7:00 am - SEYMOUR, Ind. (AP) - A southern Indiana hospital has placed 63 employees on a 14-day quarantine after they came in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID...
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Indianapolis Archdiocese shuts down drive-thru confessionsMar 26, 2020 7:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A Catholic priest in western Indiana has stopped hearing drive-through confessions at the request of the Indianapolis Archdiocese amid the coron...
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Illinois attorney general takes action on price gouging, warns of COVID-19 scamsMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois attorney general's office has been working with a reduced and mostly remote staff the last 10 days, but it continues to warn against COVID-19-...
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Chicago closes lakefront to publicMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago lakefront is closed to the public, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. There were few people on the North Side lakefront Thursday morning following the mayor...
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More than 114,000 Illinoisans file new unemployment claims in one weekMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - More than 114,000 workers in Illinois filed first-time unemployment claims in the week ending March 21 as the United States saw its biggest one-week spike ...
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7 new deaths in Illinois, 673 more infected with coronavirusMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois experienced its largest single-day death toll from the coronavirus outbreak Thursday as state health officials reported seven more people have died. The virus h...