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New COVID-19 cases drop to 4,699 as state reports 98 more deathsDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 infections dropped again Monday with 4,699 new cases, the lowest since late October, as health departments and hospitals prepare for 174,000 doses of Moderna In...
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FoxFire asks state Supreme Court to throw out indoor dining banDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawyers for FoxFire Tavern in Geneva are asking the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court decision that found the governor's indoor dining ...
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Indiana student, 17, uses business savvy for online boutiqueDec 20, 2020 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - When Keegan Beeler started an Instagram-based clothing boutique last spring, the goal was to make a little extra gas money. 'œIt turned into som...
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Inmate, 36, dies at northwest Illinois prisonDec 20, 2020 6:00 am - THOMSON, Ill. (AP) - A 36-year-old inmate at the federal prison in the northwestern Illinois community of Thomson has died, according to prison officials. Federal Bureau...
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Chicago's top attorney resigns in fallout over botched raidDec 20, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago's top attorney resigned Sunday in the fallout of a botched police raid on the home of a Black woman who was not allowed to put on clot...
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Officials: Small rubbish fire reported at Chicago courthouseDec 20, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A small fire broke out Sunday at a criminal courthouse on Chicago's southwest side that is known as one of the busiest in the country. No injuries or sub...
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Grant will help restore 1895 home at historic Indiana campDec 20, 2020 6:00 am - CHESTERFIELD, Ind. (AP) - Boosters of a historic central Indiana camp once famed for its spiritual mediums have won a grant to partially restore a home where it's believ...
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Christmas tree in Illinois comprised of 10K recycled bottlesDec 20, 2020 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A Christmas tree made of about 10,000 recycled glass bottles and weighing 1.5 tons is on display in central Illinois through next month. A team o...
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New leaders seek to revitalize Carbondale community centerDec 20, 2020 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Once a hub of activity in Carbondale's northeast neighborhood, the 12,000-square-foot Eurma C. Hayes Center now stands mostly vacant and in disre...
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State reports smallest daily COVID-19 case total since OctoberDec 20, 2020 12:00 am - State health authorities on Sunday announced 6,003 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, the fewest reported on a single day in nearly eight weeks. T...