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Illinois after one full year of the pandemic: 20,863 dead and 1,204,409 infectedMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - It's been one full year since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic. In that time, at least 20,863 Illinois residents have...
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Indiana expanding COVID-19 vaccinations to teachersMar 10, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Teachers and other school employees will be able to get COVID-19 vaccinations through Indiana's shot clinics across the state starting next week. Sta...
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Chicago police boost countermeasures as carjackings spikeMar 10, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police Superintendent David Brown on Wednesday said 44% of the more than 300 people arrested on motor vehicle-related charges, including carjackin...
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Suspect in Indiana slaying of man, 19, arrested in TennesseeMar 10, 2021 6:00 am - ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man charged in the February killing of a 19-year-old man fatally shot outside a convenience store is awaiting extradition to Indi...
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Chicago man charged with murder, arson after house fireMar 10, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has been charged with arson and two counts of murder in connection with a house fire that killed a woman and her pre-teen daughter and injur...
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3 charged in killing allegedly retaliated for double-slayingMar 10, 2021 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - Two men and a 17-year-old boy face murder charges for allegedly fatally shooting one person and trying to kill two others last summer in Gary in...
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Kyle Rittenhouse trial delayed at least 7 monthsMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - The trial for an 18-year-old from Antioch accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin was p...
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State cuts social distancing guidance for schools from 6 to 3 feetMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - State officials eased guidance for social distancing in schools Wednesday with the intent of encouraging a return to classrooms as soon as it's practical in each communi...
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Board of Education gives new in-person schooling guidanceMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - New COVID-19 safety guidelines released Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education suggest in-person learning should be prioritized over e...
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Indiana police reform bill sails through Senate committeeMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing police accountability and enacting criminal justice reform advanced with unanimous support from a key Indiana ...