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Illinois House passes bill requiring 30 minutes of recess for K-5 studentsMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Elementary schoolchildren in all public schools in Illinois would be entitled to at least 30 minutes of unstructured playtime each day under a bill that pa...
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Illinois House unanimously passes ban on deceptive interrogation of juvenilesMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House unanimously passed a bipartisan juvenile justice reform measure Saturday that outlaws the use of deceptive interrogation techniques on m...
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Almost half of Illinois adults fully vaccinated, according to federal dataMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 802 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 37 additional deaths. The dead included 14 peo...
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Illinois House vote updates state's sex education curriculumMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois House passed legislation on Friday updating the state's sex education curriculum in a partisan split. The bill, which creates a new "personal health and saf...
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Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline enters critical month in JuneMay 28, 2021 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - June will be a critical month for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 crude oil pipeline as the company resumes construction and opponents mobilize for large-sca...
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Indiana governor keeping school mask mandate through JuneMay 28, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's mask mandate for those inside schools will last for another month as the governor has issued a new extension of the statewide COVID-19 publ...
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High waves wash out Chicago beaches as Lake Michigan reopensMay 28, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Beaches in Chicago were washed out by high waves Friday on the first day the city was to reopen Lake Michigan to swimming since summer 2019. Waves reached...
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Purdue plans vaccine cash drawing as IU faces policy criticsMay 28, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - While Indiana University faces political backlash over its plans to require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for all students and employees, Purdue Uni...
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Evansville woman pleads guilty to absentee ballot chargeMay 28, 2021 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - An Evansville woman has pleaded guilty to illegally mailing hundreds of absentee voter applications before the 2020 Indiana primary election. Jan...
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Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, '2nd-rate imitations'May 28, 2021 7:00 am - Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former p...