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July 24 COVID-19 cases per countyJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Since the outbreak began, there have been 84,138 cases in the suburbs as of Friday, 49.9% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Th...
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Mixed views in suburbs, too, about Columbus statue coming down in ChicagoJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Fraught emotions involving Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's mothballing of two Christopher Columbus statues isn't just confined to the city -- it also resonates in the sub...
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State warns of suburban uptick in new COVID-19 casesJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Kane County is the only Chicago-area metropolitan county that didn't exceed the state's warning level for new cases per capita last week. The metric shows Chicago, subur...
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300 parishioners witness installation of Belleville's bishopJul 23, 2020 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The ninth bishop in the 133-year history of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville was ordained and installed Wednesday. The Rev. Michael G. Mc...
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'ยข Restraining order barring nursing home closing extendedJul 23, 2020 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois judge on Thursday extended a temporary restraining order barring a nursing home from executing its closure plan until it has fulfi...
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New report shows more virus deaths at Indiana nursing homesJul 23, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - New information on coronavirus-related deaths among Indiana nursing home residents collected by state health officials shows 128 more deaths than pre...
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Man guilty of repeated rape of child gets 20-year sentenceJul 23, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison after admitting he repeatedly raped a child a decade ago. In sentencing Gregory ...
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Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from protest dutiesJul 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A collection of Chicago activist groups want a judge to block federal agents sent to the city to combat violent crime from interfering in or policing prot...
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Kentucky man charged, allegedly killed missing Indiana womanJul 23, 2020 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A Kentucky man has been charged with murder in the 2015 disappearance of a pregnant woman who vanished after leaving a northwestern Indiana coll...
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Chicago boy, 7, dies after boat overturns on Chicago RiverJul 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 7-year-old Chicago boy died and several people were hospitalized after a boat capsized on the Chicago River, apparently after a cargo boat passed the sm...