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GOP legislators protest Indiana University's vaccine orderMay 25, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly 20 state legislators are protesting Indiana University's decision to require all students and employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, and ...
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Indiana governor traveling to Israel during 'hour of need'May 25, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor is traveling to Israel in the wake of the cease-fire to the 11-day war between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers. Gov. Eric...
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Pritzker touts 'Time to Drive' for tourism despite price of gasMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The splashy, $6 million Illinois tourism campaign Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled this month, "Time for Me to Drive," an anthem set to the 1970s REO Spee...
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Media literacy bill sent to governorMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - The state Senate on Tuesday approved House Bill 234, which would require public high schools in the state to offer instruction in how to understand and evaluate news and...
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Bill decriminalizing HIV transmission passes SenateMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Tuesday passed a measure decriminalizing the transmission of HIV. The measure has already passed the House and will need only a sign...
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Illinois case positivity rate drops to lowest point during pandemicMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - At just 2.11%, the statewide seven-day case positivity rate for COVID-19 is at the lowest point since the pandemic began. At the peak in November, the state's seven-day ...
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Redistricting hearings open amid partisan divideMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers opened their first public hearing Tuesday on a proposed set of new House and Senate district maps with Democrats and Republicans still a...
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Chicago priest Pfleger reinstated after abuse investigationMay 24, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as the leader of his parish after an investigation found 'œinsufficie...
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2 dead, 2 injured after shooting outside Indianapolis hotelMay 24, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two men were killed early Monday during a shooting outside a hotel in downtown Indianapolis, police said. Two more people also injured, including one...
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Former northern Indiana mayor dies after COVID-19 illnessMay 24, 2021 7:00 am - ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - The former mayor of a northern Indiana city has died after what his family has said was a weeks-long hospitalization with COVID-19. Former Elkhart M...