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Will Cook County follow Chicago and require proof of vaccination? Officials 'exploring' optionsDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday issued new rules effective Jan. 3 requiring people 5 and older to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter city restau...
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Lincicome: Matt Nagy should do the sensible thing and resign nowDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - The only sensible thing for Matt Nagy to do now is to resign. An old coaching adage is that when you are being run out of town, look like you are the one leading the par...
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Facebook became Meta '“ and the company's dangerous behavior came into sharp focus in 2021: 4 essential readsDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Eric Smalley, The Conversation (THE CON...
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Chicago resolution seeks improved public access to restroomsDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A group of Chicago City Council members has signed a resolution to improve public access to restrooms. The Chicago Tribune reports that 19 aldermen are s...
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Illinois driver's license expiring? You may be in luckDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - People with a soon-to-expire Illinois driver's license or state ID card are in luck: You have an extra three months to get your card renewed. Illinois Secretary of Stat...
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New Interstate 69 section reopened in central IndianaDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A new section of the Interstate 69 extension project in central Indiana has reopened for drivers. The northbound lanes of I-69 through Martinsv...
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As new Illinois COVID-19 cases jump 30% in two weeks, doctors urge boosters to fight omicronDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases jumped by 30% in two weeks, state data showed Monday, as the tally of Illinoisans getting booster shots, a crucial tool again...
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Chicago, U of I embark on $2 million program to detect COVID in sewageDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago's health department will work with a team of University of Illinois researchers to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater as part of a $2 million program over the next t...
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Indiana bank settles housing loan discrimination lawsuitDec 19, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana-based bank has agreed to direct more housing loans to majority-Black neighborhoods in settling a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a...
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Murphysboro woodworker starts his own board-game businessDec 19, 2021 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Brandon Byars frowned on the shipping cost from England for a board game he wanted. So he made his own. The lifelong woodworker from Murphysbor...