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Outbreak 'falling from our peak' as Pritzker touts per capita testing rateMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is now leading the nation's most populated states in per capita COVID-19 testing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker reported Tuesday during his daily briefing. "Over the last ...
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Windy City Smokeout postponed to summer 2021May 18, 2020 3:00 pm - Country music fans will have to put their barbecue cravings on hold for a bit. Organizers of the Windy City Smokeout — Chicago's country music, craft beer and barbecue ...
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Indiana to use nearly $1M federal grant to deliver NarcanMay 18, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana will use nearly $1 million in federal funds to pay for the distribution of the opioid reversal drug naloxone to reach Hoosiers who are at ris...
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In The COVID Age, Bring A Mask And Gloves To A ProtestMay 18, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - When Lamari Edwards joined Dreasjon 'œSean'ť Reed's Facebook Live video, she could sense something bad was going to happen, but she never thought she was ...
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Heavy rains, flooding, possible tornadoes hit Chicago areaMay 18, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Showers and thunderstorms dumped heavy rainfall across the Chicago area, swamping streets with floodwaters that knocked out power overnight to the 110-sto...
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Indiana court sidesteps ruling on suspended attorney generalMay 18, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Supreme Court sidestepped giving its opinion Monday on whether the state attorney general can remain in office even while serving a 30-da...
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State unemployment agency confirms data breachMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security has confirmed that a new online portal that processes claims for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance br...
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Illinois Supreme Court officially disbars BlagojevichMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court on Monday officially disbarred disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, citing "numerous criminal acts" he committed during his time as the stat...
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Chicago planetarium lays off 120 employees due to pandemicMay 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's lakefront planetarium will lay off 120 part-time and full-time employees because of revenue loss during the coronavirus pandemic. Adler Planeta...
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Towboat workers on Illinois River practice social distancingMay 17, 2020 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - As a towboat approaches a Lacon grain terminal Wednesday, the boat's captain, Russ Edwards, alone in the pilothouse, scales back the power to the 460...