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Damage from virus: Utility bills overwhelm some householdsMar 23, 2021 7:00 am - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Millions of U.S. households are facing heavy past-due utility bills, which have escalated in the year since the pandemic forced Americans hunker...
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Chicago man charged in DuPage with being armed habitual criminalMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with being an armed habitual criminal, accused of having a loaded handgun while out on bond and on parole. DuPage County Judge Jeffrey Mac...
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State sees largest shipment of vaccines as COVID-19 hospitalizations spikeMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - While Illinois health officials reported the largest single-day increase to the state's COVID-19 vaccine supply Tuesday, they also noted a significant spike in hospitali...
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Lawmaker looks to lift ban on inmate votingMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would repeal an existing law that prohibits prison inmates from voting is working its way through the General Assembly, although the chief spon...
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Pritzker signs economic equity packageMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a package of four bills Tuesday that made up the "economic access, equity and opportunity" pillar of the Illinois Legislative Bla...
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Group wants answers on dead birds near Indiana-Illinois lakeMar 22, 2021 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - The deaths of several geese, ducks and other birds around a lake in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois have environmentalists and some a...
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Indiana BMV adding ASL, 4 other languages for written testMar 22, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles says five more languages will be added in the coming months to those available to prospective motorists for taki...
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State agency approved sale of Chicago hospital to non-profitMar 22, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Monday approved the sale of Chicago's oldest hospital to a newly-formed not-for-profit. Insig...
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Indiana extends tax filing deadline following federal delayMar 22, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced an extension Monday to the 2020 Indiana individual income tax filing deadline, allowing Hoosiers more time to nav...
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Hospital execs punished for improper Chicago vaccine eventsMar 22, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago hospital executives have been reprimanded for COVID-19 vaccine events that improperly gave shots to people far from the West Side facility, in...