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Long-deserted inn in Gary torn down under mayor's initiativeJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - An abandoned motel in Gary that residents had long complained was an eyesore has been razed as part of the mayor's initiative to revitalize the financi...
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Southern Illinois towns are reckoning with racist pastJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - In 1995, the year after Gage Peach was born, his hometown of Benton was the site of a KKK rally on the square in front of the historical Franklin Cou...
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Officials: Illinoisans can preregister for license, ID needsJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents can preregister online when applying for a driver's license or identification card, Secretary of State Jesse White announced ...
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Grand Tower approves $100K loan to repair sinkholeJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - GRAND TOWER, Ill. (AP) - Grand Tower city leaders have approved a $100,000 emergency loan to repair a sinkhole that has been getting bigger and deeper since flooding ove...
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Report: 75% of Chicago curfew violation arrestees were blackJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Black people made up 75% of those arrested in Chicago for alleged violations of a curfew imposed during demonstrations following George Floyd's death, acc...
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Indiana Democrats prepare to choose attorney general nomineeJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Democrats are announcing this week who will run for state attorney general in November. Longtime state Sen. Karen Tallian and former Evansvi...
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Indiana officials report 9 coronavirus deaths, 407 new casesJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana public health officials on Sunday reported nine additional deaths due to COVID-19 and 407 new cases. The Indiana State Department of Health ...
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Chicago group seeks detained immigrants' release in pandemicJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Alfredo Chavez Garcia spent months agonizing about his health and the future of his six children while at a southern Illinois immigrant detention center w...
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State reports 19 new COVID-19 deaths, fewest since April 2Jun 14, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 672 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state and 19 more deaths from the coronavirus. Pointing to a ...
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June 14 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 14, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portionSince the outbreak began, there have been 68,052 cases in the suburbs, about 51% of the state's total, according to the...