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Joffrey Ballet reschedules February run of 'Don Quixote' to JuneJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - The Joffrey Ballet has rescheduled its entire run of "Don Quixote" from February to June due to concerns about the current COVID-19 surge. Choreographer Yuri Possokhov's...
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McHenry County auditor to run for state comptrollerJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - McHenry County Auditor Shannon Teresi was the latest McHenry County Republican to announce a run for a statewide office on Wednesday when she said she will run for compt...
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As hospitals reel with omicron and staff shortages, state promises aidJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - The convergence of record-smashing numbers of patients stricken with the highly infectious omicron strain of COVID-19 and a critical shortage of workers is pushing Illin...
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Indiana governor says COVID-19 remains state challengeJan 11, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb extolled the state's economic expansion amid the COVID-19 pandemic during the annual State of the State speech Tuesday nigh...
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Illinois prisons pause county intakes due to pandemicJan 11, 2022 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Corrections has temporarily paused intakes from county jails because of COVID-19 outbreaks at prisons, the agency sai...
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Suburban Chicago deputies shoot, kill man who fired at themJan 11, 2022 6:00 am - PORT BARRINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man early Tuesday after he fired at the deputies as they were responding to a domestic vi...
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Chicago mayor tests positive for COVID-19Jan 11, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. The Democrat said she has 'œcold-like symptoms'ť but otherwise feels...
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Indiana lawmakers get pushback on partisan school board billJan 11, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - School board members from across Indiana voiced opposition Tuesday to a Republican-backed proposal that would add political party identifications to ...
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Climate change: Athletes flag the dangers of manmade snowJan 11, 2022 6:00 am - A British skier crashes through wooden fencing on a downhill corner and slams into a pole, breaking his leg. An American hits an icy patch at the bottom of a hill and cr...
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Union, parents mull if Chicago teacher standoff was worth itJan 11, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago schools will expand COVID-19 testing and have standards to switch schools to remote learning under a hard-fought tentative deal approved by teache...