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More Illinois kids ages 12 to 15 are getting COVID-19 shotsJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - The number of COVID-19 vaccine shots given to children ages 12 to 15 has grown to 248,859 in a month, Illinois Department of Public Health records showed Wednesday. Ther...
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GOP leaders sue to block Democrat-drawn legislative mapsJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Republican leaders filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging new legislative district boundaries that were drawn and approved by Democrats who control state...
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Largest organized ride in Illinois, Fifth Third Bike the Drive returns Sept. 5Jun 08, 2021 11:00 pm - Largest organized ride in Illinois, Fifth Third Bike the Drive returns Sept. 5
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EXPLAINER: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battlegroundJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - As Enbridge Energy prepares to finish rebuilding an oil pipeline across rural northern Minnesota, protesters are occupying part of the construction area and pledging a '...
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Museum to show Emancipation Proclamation to mark JuneteenthJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield will mark Juneteenth - the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the Un...
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Illinois man's body found in gas tanker hauled by truckJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - BUCKLEY, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man's body was found inside a tanker filled with gas after two truck drivers noticed the fuel wasn't flowing smoothly during unl...
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Indianapolis ends COVID-19 mask mandate for fully vaccinatedJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis ended its mask mandate for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday, hours after the City-County Council approved a measure e...
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Protesters maintain blockade at Minnesota oil pipeline siteJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) - Protesters fighting a Canadian-based company's push to replace an aging oil pipeline across northern Minnesota maintained a blockade at a pump ...
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Woman gets 10 years for shooting Chicago police officerJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A woman has been sentenced to10 years in prison for shooting a Chicago police officer in the officer's protective vest during an exchange of gunfire in 20...
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Body found at demolition site of landmark Illinois motelJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A body was found at the site of a demolished motel in southern Illinois, police said Tuesday. The discovery was made at the Motel Marion property in ...