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Illinois COVID-19 deaths up 22% over a month ago, but cases continue to declineMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans dying of COVID-19 has increased 22.3% in recent weeks, but the trend is "not significant," the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. D...
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New Northwestern AD steps down amid mounting criticismMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - Mike Polisky resigned as Northwestern's athletic director Wednesday amid mounting criticism following his promotion last week to replace Jim Phillips. Polisky said in a ...
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Hundreds of Palestinians protest in ChicagoMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday in downtown Chicago to protest Israeli actions in Jerusalem and airstrikes in Gaza as tensions between Israel and Palestine only in...
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Indiana restoring work-search rule for jobless benefitsMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana residents receiving unemployment benefits will again have to show they are actively searching for work as the governor is reinstating a requi...
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Whitmer threatens profit seizure if pipeline keeps operatingMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer threatened Tuesday to go after Enbridge's profits from a Great Lakes oil pipeline if the company defies her order to...
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Prosecutor: 3 soldiers charged with sending guns to ChicagoMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three soldiers were charged Tuesday in connection with the transfer of dozens of firearms to associates in Chicago, a federal prosecutor said. De...
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Robert Owen, born 250 years ago, tried to use his wealth to perfect humanity in a radically equal societyMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard Gunderman, Indiana University (...
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Remains ID'd of 2 Indiana brothers killed at Pearl HarborMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - La PORTE, Ind. (AP) - The remains of two Indiana brothers who were killed in the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified by U.S. military scientists. T...
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Indianapolis officials back mask mandate, capacity limitsMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis will remain under a mask mandate and other COVID-19 restrictions as city officials endorsed those measures after the state Legislature n...
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Missing Georgia woman' body found along So Illinois highwayMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A woman whose body was found at a southern Illinois highway intersection had been reported missing from Georgia, and her husband remains missin...