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State reports 34 more COVID-19 deaths, 83,048 more shots givenFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 1,780 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 34 more deaths. There were 12 deaths in Cook...
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Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, liesFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories that echo those that helped inspire the violent U.S. Ca...
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Mississippi company gets $37M contract for Army ammunitionFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi company has a $37 million contract for Army ammunition. Olin Winchester LLC of Oxford was the only bidder to respond to an internet s...
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Illinois man pleads not guilty in woman's death in IowaFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death and leaving her body at an arboretum in Iowa has pleaded not guilty to first-degree m...
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Police: Officer fatally shoots Indiana woman during struggleFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - LIBERTY, Ind. (AP) - A police officer fatally shot an eastern Indiana woman early Friday after she pulled a knife during a struggle as the officer was trying to remove h...
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Police say driver dies when car sails of St. Louis bridgeFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A driver has died in a dramatic crash that saw his car sail over the side of a St. Louis bridge ramp and land upside down on train tracks below, police ...
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Indianapolis to relax COVID-19 restrictions starting MondayFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis will relax coronavirus restrictions on the city's bars and restaurants starting next week ahead of the upcoming Big Ten and NCAA men's b...
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Illinois sets single-day vaccine record, reports 32 deathsFeb 26, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The 130,021 COVID-19 vaccinations administered Wednesday set a record for the state, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Thursday...
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Archdiocese says DCFS letter doesn't mean Pfleger is clearedFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - The Rev. Michael Pfleger had hoped a state agency's findings would open the door for him to return to his ministry at St. Sabina Church, but the Archdiocese of Chicago s...
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Federal officials hope to vaccinate 6,000 per day at United CenterFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - A mass vaccination site will open in the United Center parking lot in Chicago that will make COVID-19 vaccine inoculations available to anyone eligible in the state, fed...