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More than 3 million now fully vaccinated in IllinoisApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - More than 3 million people in Illinois — nearly one in four — are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, state health officials reported Wednesday, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker off...
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State House votes to decriminalize HIV transmissionApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - The state House on Wednesday passed a bill that would decriminalize transmission of HIV, sending it to the Senate for consideration. The current AIDS Confidentiality Act...
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New report predicts 83% job growth in Illinois' electric transportation sectorApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A national clean energy trade organization has released a report showing growth in electric transportation-related jobs in Illinois could position the stat...
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Bulls hit new low in 115-106 loss to MagicApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - James Ennis scored 22 points, Wendell Carter Jr. added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the Bulls 115-106 on ...
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Bills call for modernizing state's gun permit systemsApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bipartisan group of lawmakers is backing legislation that seeks to modernize the way the Illinois State Police process and issue Firearm Owners Identific...
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Leaders of GM, Ford among objectors to voting restrictionsApr 13, 2021 7:00 am - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The leaders of three-dozen major Michigan-based companies, including General Motors and Ford, on Tuesday objected to Republican-sponsored election ...
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Supreme Court declines case of IU student's convicted killerApr 13, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a man convicted in the 2000 killing of a Indiana University student, rejecting it months aft...
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Dogs banned from Chicago firehouses after fatal attackApr 13, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Dogs have been banned from Chicago firehouses after one ran free, fatally attacking a family dog that was being walked near the station, officials said Tu...
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US postpones Afghanistan troop withdrawal in hopes of sustaining peace process: 5 essential readsApr 13, 2021 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Catesby Holmes, The Conversation (THE C...
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Family sees video of teen's fatal shooting by Chicago policeApr 13, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The family of a Chicago teenager fatally shot by a police officer last month has viewed video of the shooting, the city's Civilian Office of Police Accou...