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The fall COVID-19 surge 'has begun,' state health officials say, as hospitalizations riseOct 28, 2022 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are at their highest levels in more than a month, which Illinois Department of Public Health officials say indicates the start of a...
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Gabbard will appear at Glen Ellyn event for BaileyOct 28, 2022 1:00 am - A combative week between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state Sen. Darren Bailey wrapped up Friday with the Xenia Republican announcing a rally in the suburbs with former Democr...
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Most voters skipped 'in person on Election Day' when offered a choice of how and when to voteOct 27, 2022 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Paul Herrnson, University of Connecticu...
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Owner of senior facility where 3 died during heat wave finedOct 27, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The owner of a senior housing facility on Chicago's North Side where three women earlier this year died amid a brief May heat wave that caused temperature...
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Gunfire in Chicago alley kills boy who was washing his handsOct 27, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 7-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet while washing his hands in the bathroom of his family's Chicago home on Wednesday night, police said. Police...
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Public urged to avoid mountain lion detected in SpringfieldOct 27, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is urging the public to avoid contact with a mountain lion that's been detected in the state capita...
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Jury convicts Gary man in bank robbery where guard was slainOct 27, 2022 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A federal jury has convicted a Gary man of armed robbery and a weapons charge in the slaying of a bank security guard last year, prosecutors said Th...
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Today in Sports History-Week Ahead, Oct. 28-Nov. 3Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - Oct. 28 1939 - Kansas State's homecoming contest against Nebraska is the second college football game ever televised, following the Fordham-Waynesburg contest in New Yor...
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Wicked concert weekend: There's plenty of music going around for HalloweenOct 26, 2022 2:00 pm - The spookiest of holidays looms, but with the tricks and treats falling on a Monday, many venues in the suburbs and Chicago are opting for a weekend of wacky tributes an...
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Ex-Teamsters' boss gets 19 months in Chicago extortion caseOct 26, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Teamsters union boss who was once one of the most powerful labor leaders in Chicago was sentenced Wednesday to 19 months in federal prison for ex...