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Health care reform bill will head to governorMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A massive health care reform bill, the fourth and final pillar of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda, passed the state Senate on Thursday, the fi...
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Bill authorizing mail-in voting, ballot drop boxes goes to PritzkerMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - A bill that would allow use of ballot drop boxes, curbside voting and the acceptance of ballots regardless of insufficient postage was passed by the Illinois Senate and ...
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New jobless claims fall sharply in Illinois as unemployment rate dropsMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - First-time unemployment claims fell sharply last week as both the state and national economies have begun gradually reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
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Jesse Brown partners with Illinois Medical District to open mass vaccination clinic for veteransMar 24, 2021 11:00 pm - The Jesse Brown VA Medical Center will open a stand-alone COVID-19 vaccine clinic for Veterans on Monday, March 29. The clinic will serve all veterans eligible for healt...
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Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independenceMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Shafiqul Islam was studying business at Dhaka College in 1971 when a bloody and brutal war for independence ravaged Bangladesh. After undergoing...
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Man facing Illinois murder charge arrested after Iowa crashMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois man out on bail for a murder charge was arrested by police Wednesday in Iowa on charges related to a fatal crash on a freeway in Ce...
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Indiana officials caution Hoosiers ahead of state reopeningMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A day after Indiana's governor announced plans to relax statewide precautions meant to stem coronavirus spread, the state's top health official cauti...
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Nurse who stole morphine from hospice patients faces prisonMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A nurse who pleaded guilty to stealing morphine from hospice patients at a central Illinois nursing home has been sentenced to six years in fede...
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Indiana officer shoots, kills man firing gun on busy streetMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana police officer exchanged gunfire with a man, fatally shooting him, as the officer responded to reports of a man firing a weapon a...
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Chicago hospital doctor resigns after improper vaccinationsMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An executive at a Chicago hospital that improperly gave COVID-19 vaccinations to people outside the area the city asked the hospital to serve resigned, of...