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July 26 COVID-19 cases per countyJul 25, 2020 11:00 pm - Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, there have been 85,280 cases in the suburbs as of Sunday, 49.7% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public H...
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COVID-19 raises back-to-school angst for parentsJul 25, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Sara Roberson is adamant about not sending her daughter, a seventh grader, back to in-person learning at Jefferson Middle School. Roberson said ...
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Teacher plans solo trip sailing the length of the Ohio RiverJul 25, 2020 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Every summer, Dennis Simpson, 66, of Elizabethtown, Ohio, takes on a challenge that tests his endurance. This summer of COVID-19, when just existing is...
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Illinois State Museum reopens with safety measures in placeJul 25, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Museum is reopening with safety precautions in place after closing for four months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sys...
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'Unmasked' rally defies school virus rule, Pritzker critiqueJul 25, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Just weeks away from the ringing of the schoolhouse bell, scores of people rallied at the state Capitol Saturday against the state's requirement...
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Indiana boat business see coronavirus business boostJul 25, 2020 7:00 am - MISHAWAKA, Ind (AP) - Many Indiana residents have taken up boating as a way to safely enjoy the summer amid the coronavirus pandemic. Northern Indiana manufacturers of R...
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New Indiana State Police aviation base now in operationJul 25, 2020 7:00 am - GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - A new Indiana State Police aviation base at a suburban Indianapolis airport is now in operation. The agency began using the new hangar and office ...
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EPA eyes cleanup of coal ash threatening Indiana DunesJul 25, 2020 7:00 am - CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking the public's feedback on a proposed cleanup of coal ash buried along Lake Michigan that the a...
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Cannabis-adjacent Illinois businesses see uptick in demandJul 25, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill (AP) - With the legalization of the recreational cannabis industry in Illinois, the cannabis accessory industry has seen an uptick in Carbondale. The Leg...
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Indiana records 11 more coronavirus deaths; toll nears 2,900Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's coronavirus death toll is approaching 2,900 in little more than four months as state health officials on Saturday added 11 fatalities to th...