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COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases are down, but blood donors neededJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - Average hospitalizations for COVID-19 decreased by 17% and new cases shrank by 52% compared to last week, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. The...
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Illinois Supreme Court weighing use of campaign funds for defense billsJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether public officials who are under investigation or charged with crimes may use their campaign fund...
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Illinois will launch mortgage assistance program this springJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Beginning this spring, the Illinois Housing Development Authority will start accepting applications for homeowners experiencing financial hardship during t...
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Irvin gets backing from GOP establishment for gubernatorial runJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin rolled out a list of familiar GOP names to serve as campaign advisers Wednesday, including House Republ...
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GOP bill would tighten limits on Indiana mail-in votingJan 25, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Democrats and voting rights activists are objecting to a Republican-backed proposal that would require Indiana voters who request mail-in ballots to ...
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Chicago committee rejects fatal police shooting settlementJan 25, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago City Council committee has rejected a proposed $125,000 settlement with a woman whose son was fatally shot by officers in 2013 after he stabbed ...
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Indiana House moves bill aimed at school board meetingsJan 25, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana legislators advanced a bill on Tuesday that would force public comment in school board meetings, while a separate proposal seeking to add pol...
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Indiana man pleads guilty in shooting at Chicago VA hospitalJan 25, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An Indianapolis man accused of opening fire at a Chicago veterans hospital in 2019 pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal gun charge. Bernard Harvey Jr., 43...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to possessing stolen car in case tied to Downers Grove, Warrenville carjackingsJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle in a case connected to carjackings in Downers Grove and Warrenville. Reginald Far...
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Ethics office says Reps. Newman, Lamborn may have broken lawJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A congressional ethics watchdog has concluded that U.S. Reps. Marie Newman of Illinois and Doug Lamborn of Colorado may have violated federal law, prom...