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Southern Illinois counties deal with funding shortfallsMay 10, 2020 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - Franklin County, like Williamson County, is trying to find ways of mitigating lost tax revenue because of closures and reduced travel in the wake of ...
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Ex-comptroller seeks release from prison over virus concernsMay 10, 2020 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - The former Dixon comptroller convicted of stealing nearly $54 million from the northern Illinois city is seeking release from federal prison over fear...
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Hunger nonprofit seeks donations for meat processing costsMay 10, 2020 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A northeastern Indiana nonprofit organization that provides meat to food banks is seeking the public's help because some processing plants have b...
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Red Cross plans another blood drive at Chicago's Navy PierMay 10, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's Navy Pier and the Red Cross are partnering up for a second blood drive this month. Navy Pier has been closed since March 21 under Illinois' sta...
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Illinois' COVID-19 death toll dips below 100 for first time in five daysMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time in five days Illinois' daily death toll from the COVID-19 virus fell below 100, state health authorities announced Sunday. The Illinois Department of ...
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May 10 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Since the outbreak began, there have been 39,185 cases in the suburbs, a little more than half state's total, according to Illinois Departmen...
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Coroner: Carbon monoxide killed woman, young daughterMay 09, 2020 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A woman and her young daughter found dead last month in a southwestern Indiana home died from carbon monoxide poisoning after an automobile was l...
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Indiana women's fund helps immigrant families amid pandemicMay 09, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Three Indiana women who moved to the United States as children have created a fund to help immigrant families who don't qualify for government aid an...
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Indiana pork plant resumes operations after 2-week closureMay 09, 2020 7:00 am - DELPHI, Ind. (AP) - A pork processing plant in north-central Indiana has resumed limited production, two weeks after company officials temporarily suspended operations a...
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State to begin treating parts of Illinois for gypsy mothMay 09, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Agriculture will begin treating parts of northern Illinois infested with the gypsy moth, a destructive pest that eats...