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Number of virus deaths climbs to nearly 2,000 in IllinoisApr 26, 2020 7:00 am - The death toll of the coronavirus crisis inched closer to the 2,000 mark in Illinois, as state officials announced Sunday that the virus had taken 59 more lives. In a n...
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For Families with special issues, stay-at-home adds worriesApr 26, 2020 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - It was supposed to be a joyful but cautious welcome home for Reed Fry in mid-March. The 11-year-old spent almost a year at the St. Jude Children's Re...
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Chicago man arrested after shooting inside Indiana WalmartApr 26, 2020 7:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - A 30-year-old Chicago man has been arrested for a shooting inside a central Indiana Walmart that left another man injured, authorities said. Kokomo ...
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Baby boxes' acceptance grows in Indiana along with new boxesApr 25, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - 'œShe was absolutely meant to be.'ť That's what Jennifer Melgoza says about her 7-month-old daughter Grace '“ a baby dropped off in a newborn incubat...
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Customers rally to save Indiana restaurant denied small loanApr 25, 2020 7:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Once COVID-19 hit, Merk's Family Dining saw a dramatic decrease in sales, causing management to lay off most of the 25-person staff. The mom-and-pop ...
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Illinois conservation district brings outdoors insideApr 25, 2020 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Vermilion County Conservation District is bringing the great outdoors into homes across the area as well as some out of state. Even before Illi...
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People finding alternatives for their fitness routinesApr 25, 2020 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, fitness studios and gymnasiums around the country are shutting their doors and adjusting to a new reality....
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44 plant species now illegal to sell, exchange in IndianaApr 25, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly four dozen invasive plants that pose a threat to Indiana's native plants and animals are now illegal to sell, exchange, transport and give as ...
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Not so fast: Excise police halt drive-in theater's openingApr 25, 2020 7:00 am - PLYMOUTH, Ind. (AP) - State excise police have halted a northern Indiana drive-in theater's plans to open for the season, telling county officials current coronavirus re...
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Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments via videoApr 25, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court will for the first time in its history hear oral arguments through videoconference because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...