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Hidden suffering of coronavirus: Stigma, blaming, shamingApr 04, 2020 7:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - No one should have known Bella Lamilla's name. But within hours of her diagnosis as Ecuador's first coronavirus case, it was circulating on soci...
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Man sentenced for bank robberies involving lame disguisesApr 04, 2020 7:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - An Illinois man who pleaded guilty in a string of Indiana bank robberies pulled off while he wore wigs and fake beards as disguises has been sente...
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Will a graduated income tax help ensure fiscal order in Illinois?Apr 04, 2020 6:05 am - Not everyone agrees what constitutes sound fiscal policy for Illinois, particularly when it comes to the proposed graduated income tax amendment to Illinois' Constitutio...
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33 new Illinois COVID-19 deaths, 1,453 new cases - bringing total cases above 10,000Apr 04, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials on Saturday announced 33 new coronavirus deaths and 1,453 more cases, bringing the total of confirmed cases in Illinois above 10,000 for the first...
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Battery distribution site to close in Dixon; 125 jobs lostApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - Energizer Holdings is closing a battery distribution site in northwestern Illinois, laying off 125 employees, SaukValley.com reported. Layoffs will be...
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China's big donors are pitching in to deal with the new coronavirus '“ and not just in their own countryApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Charles Sellen, Indiana University and ...
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Urbana teacher and coach charged with child pornographyApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A teacher who also coaches cross country at an Urbana high school was arrested Friday on child pornography charges. Doug Mynatt appeared in federal c...
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Illinois bans activities at state parks amid virus outbreakApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has barred all activities at state parks, fish and wildlife areas, recreational areas and historic sites in another move to stem the sp...
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Chicago's new top cop guided by Dallas tenure, son's deathApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - As daunting as the challenges that await him as the new chief of a Chicago Police Department under pressure to implement sweeping court-ordered reforms ma...
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Suburban Chicago boy, 4, dies after being shot in headApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - THORNTON, Ill. (AP) - A 4-year-old suburban Chicago boy has died from an apparent accidental gunshot wound to his head, police say. The child was pronounced dead Thursda...