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Indiana lawmakers take up vaccine limits amid COVID-19 surgeDec 16, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Some Indiana doctors and health experts warned Thursday that a Republican-backed proposal aimed at limiting workplace COVID-19 vaccination requiremen...
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Ex-Indiana DCS case manager allegedly falsified recordsDec 16, 2021 6:00 am - A former family case manager for Indiana's child-welfare agency allegedly falsified records involving child abuse or neglect and falsely documented contact with four fam...
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Aurora mayor's name pops up as potential GOP governor candidateDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois' richest man, Ken Griffin, attempted to shoot down rumors Thursday that he had found his gubernatorial candidate, saying in a statement he looks forward to supp...
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Illinois averaging 8,011 new COVID-19 cases a day, the highest level in a yearDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - The seven-day average number of new COVID-19 cases being reported in Illinois has climbed back over 8,000 for the first time in a year. The state is now averaging 8,011 ...
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Illinois jobless rate falls to 5.7%Dec 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The unemployment rate in Illinois fell three-tenths of a point in November to 5.7% as employers added 19,500 payroll jobs to the economy. Preliminary data ...
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Loyola requires booster shots for students, staffDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Loyola University Chicago announced Wednesday it requires students, faculty and staff to receive a COVID-19 booster shot "as soon as they are eligible," according to an ...
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Northern Indiana police shoot, kill man after confrontationDec 15, 2021 6:00 am - ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - Two northern Indiana police officers fatally shot a man early Wednesday during a confrontation in a parking lot as they investigated reports of some...
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St. Joseph County judges require masks in courthousesDec 15, 2021 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana county's judges have reinstated an order requiring people to wear masks in four courthouses because of the county's rising COV...
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Chicago to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raidDec 15, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Council on Wednesday voted to pay nearly $3 million to a woman who was handcuffed while naked by police officers during a 2019 raid of her hom...
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Man gets 25 years in fatal St. Louis carjacking attemptDec 15, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - An East St. Louis, Illinois, man was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in federal prison for killing a man during an attempted carjacking in St. Louis in ...