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COVID-19 hospitalizations climb back over 800 in Illinois, doubling in a monthJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Less than a month ago, hospitals in Illinois were treating fewer than 400 COVID-19 patients, but now that figure has climbed over 800 again for the first time since earl...
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New law repeals criminal penalties for HIV transmissionJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Tuesday that repeals criminal penalties for people who transmit HIV to others. House Bill 1063, sponsored by Rep....
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Indiana Supreme Court asked to stall governor's powers suitJul 26, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's attorney general asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to stall Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb's lawsuit challenging the increased power st...
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7 months later, Indiana governor to hold inaugural galaJul 26, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is getting around to holding an inauguration gala, seven months after beginning his second term in office. Postponed all th...
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Pritzker signs bills expanding access to mental health careJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday. Starting Jan. 1, most ...
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Lightfoot: No second thoughts about Lollapalooza as COVID cases riseJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has sounded the alarm about the Delta variant and the rise in COVID-19 cases among the large number of unvaccinated Chicagoans, while also s...
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Pritzker considering mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for state employees as case counts riseJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - New COVID-19 cases continued their rise in Illinois over the weekend as calls to make vaccinations mandatory grow louder and gain more traction. The Illinois Department ...
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Indiana man, 99, volunteers time, tractor to mow church lawnJul 25, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Paul Stump had no trouble springing into the seat of his 1953 Oliver 77 tractor at the St. Joseph County Fair earlier this month. In fact, he's b...
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Chicago tracking July increase in Legionnaires' diseaseJul 25, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago public health officials say cases of Legionnaires' disease have increased this month. The Chicago Department of Public Health is tracking the cas...
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Shootings leave 4 dead, at least 20 wounded in ChicagoJul 24, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A teenager was among four people slain and at least 20 others wounded during more than a dozen overnight shootings in Chicago. A 36-year-old man was prono...