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COVID-19 hospitalizations level off, but ICU availability continues to shrinkSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has declined in three of the past four days, the first time that's happened since early July. State...
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Water main replacement project coming to NW Indiana.Sep 13, 2021 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A private utility is launching a more than $24 million water main replacement project in northwestern Indiana. Indiana American Water plans to replace ...
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Man, 45, found shot to death in vehicle on Chicago freewaySep 13, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 45-year-old man has been found shot to death in a vehicle on a Chicago freeway. Fire officials said state police responded about 2 a.m. Monday to the sh...
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Indiana hospitals strained for ICU space amid latest surgeSep 13, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana hospitals continue to take the brunt of a statewide surge in infections and hospitalizations spurred by the more contagious delta variant. T...
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Black, Hispanic and Asian American donors give more to social and racial justice causes as well as strangers in need '“ new surveySep 13, 2021 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wendy Chen, Texas Tech University and U...
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Indiana Democrats bracing for Republican redistricting planSep 13, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's significant population shifts over the past decade mean rural areas will lose seats in the state Legislature while Indianapolis and its sur...
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Study: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 warsSep 13, 2021 7:00 am - Up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense contractors, a study released Monday found. It's the latest work to argue the ...
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COVID-19 deaths spike to 71, rise in September as Pritzker holds to mask mandateSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 hit 71 Saturday, the most since Feb. 18, reflecting an increase of fatalities from the virus in September. State data Monday shows people dying of C...
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FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacksSep 12, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks details contacts th...
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1st girl to play varsity football for Pekin '~humble, tough'Sep 12, 2021 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Now that she's made history, Mylee Hansen wants to make some kicks. Hansen is the first girl on the Pekin varsity football team. The sophomore soccer ...