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Illinois once again averaging 6,000-plus new COVID-19 cases dailyJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois COVID-19 cases are inching up to average more than 6,000 new cases a day, even as testing for the respiratory disease dropped sharply over the last few weeks. ...
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Manar leaving state Senate to become adviser to PritzkerJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of downstate Bunker Hill announced Monday he will resign from the General Assembly effective Jan. 17 to join the governor'...
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Is a tax increase on the agenda in Springfield?Jan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers will return to Springfield on Friday for a brief session that Republicans warn will include an attempt to raise the income tax to cover ...
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Chicago offering scholarships for construction, engineeringJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials are accepting applications for a scholarship program designed to help disadvantaged students pursue schooling and careers in constructio...
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SW Indiana family hit by tornado ends 2020 with new startJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - NEWBURGH, Ind. (AP) - Nathan and Melissa Mosbey were overwhelmed with gratitude for the friends who showed up on Dec. 12 to help them start moving into their home. This ...
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Illinois residents head to Indiana's eateries to dine insideJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - WHITING, Ind. (AP) - Some Illinois residents fed up with their state's second ban on indoor dining amid the pandemic are heading to restaurants in adjacent Indiana so th...
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Victims in northern Illinois bowling alley shooting honoredJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Hundreds of people have attended a vigil honoring three people killed in a shooting at a bowling alley in northern Illinois. Three others were als...
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Large plastic flowers livening up yards across IllinoisJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - LOVINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Gary Smith found a hobby he loved about three and a half years ago, but never expected it to take off as quickly as it did. The 65-year-old retire...
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New COVID-19 cases dip, but positivity rates continue to climbJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials reported a second consecutive daily decline in new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the likely result of a slowdown in testing and...
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Indiana senator in group challenging election outcomeJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Sen. Mike Braun is among 11 Republicans who said Saturday they will challenge the outcome of the presidential election next week by voting to...