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Police: Lyons brothers say mother, sister buried in yardAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - Authorities are planning to excavate a Lyons backyard Friday after two adult brothers found living in what police called a "hoarder home" said they had buried the bodies...
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State eviction moratorium stands despite U.S. Supreme Court decisionAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - While the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a federal eviction moratorium Thursday, a recently extended state stay on residential eviction enforcement remains in ...
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Lake, DuPage lead state in COVID-19 vaccination rates for kids 12-17Aug 27, 2021 1:00 am - With most suburban schools in full swing amid a spike in COVID-19 infections, state data Friday showed that less than half of young Illinoisans ages 12 to 17 are fully v...
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Golf outing raises $540,000 for cancer care vision at NCHAug 26, 2021 11:00 pm - Northwest Community Hospital Foundation's 24th annual Golf Classic at Medinah Country Club on July 26 raised more than $540,000 in net proceeds, far surpassing previous ...
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IU biology staff want building named for noted Black teacherAug 26, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - More than 100 staff members with Indiana University's biology department are calling for a department building once named after a 19th century I...
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Indonesia set to free Chicago woman who helped kill motherAug 26, 2021 7:00 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A Chicago woman convicted of assisting her then-boyfriend in her mother's murder and stuffing the body in a suitcase on Indonesia's tourist isl...
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Gary man to testify against co-defendants in 2 teens' deathsAug 26, 2021 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A Gary man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and agreed to testify against two co-defendants charged in the fatal shootings of two teenage ...
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Voting rights advocates ask lawmakers to slow down remap processAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Voting rights advocates and minority community members urged Illinois lawmakers on Thursday to take more time in redrawing legislative district maps so the...
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59 more COVID-19 deaths as Illinois surpasses 1.5 million infectionsAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - Deaths in Illinois from COVID-19 reached 59 Thursday, the highest in a single day since February, as rising case counts and hospitalizations led Gov. J.B. Pritzker to or...
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Ebertfest film festival postponed to April 2022Aug 26, 2021 1:00 am - The annual Ebertfest film festival slated for next month in downstate Champaign has been postponed to 2022 due to the surge in COVID-19 across the state. The announcemen...