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Pritzker closing all schools for rest of academic year; school leaders say 'learning will never stop'Apr 17, 2020 1:00 am - Public and private schools serving students in kindergarten through grade 12 will remain physically closed for the remainder of the academic year to reduce the spread of...
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Illinois records highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases, largely as a result of more testsApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - With 1,842 new cases of coronavirus diagnosed, Illinois experienced its highest single-day increase of infections since the state began releasing test results March 10. ...
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Gilead has biggest gain since 2012 after hint of virus resultsApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gilead Sciences Inc. shares had their biggest intraday gain since 2012 on Friday after a report that a group of patients being treated in Chicago were "seeing rapid reco...
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How to find a drive-up Wi-Fi hot spot by ZIP codeApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - As students across Illinois get accustomed to remote learning, state agencies have released a new tool aimed at connecting those who need internet to drive-up Wi-Fi hot ...
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7 Midwest states to partner on reopening the economyApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Seven Midwestern governors announced Thursday that they will coordinate on reopening their state economies, after similar pacts were made in the No...
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Indiana virus deaths near 500 as job losses keep risingApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's number of coronavirus-related deaths in one month has tripled the state's typical level of flu deaths over a seven-month period. Gov. Eric ...
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The COVID-19 Bailout That's Left Every Hospital Unhappy In Its Own WayApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - In the throes of the novel coronavirus outbreak in early April, Kenneth Raske, president of the powerful Greater New York Hospital Association, took his case for needing...
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Man gets 5-year sentence for pouring corrosive liquid on dogApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to animal torture and aggravated animal cruelty fo...
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The Latest: Italy to start experimental immunity testingApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing ...
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Chicago schools giving internet devices to homeless studentsApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools officials said Thursday they plan to distribute thousands of mobile internet hotspot devices to the district's homeless students. ...