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What Illinois Republicans are seeking in a new chairmanJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - With the governor's mansion, state Senate and House controlled by Democrats, schisms within the national GOP, and a fundraising gap, it appears Illinois Republicans will...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 9Jan 09, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 436,377 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Saturday. That's 42.6% of the state's total, according to the ...
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Coronavirus metrics in Illinois show positive trend in Saturday numbersJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 6,717 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 101 additional deaths. The number of new cas...
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Gunman kills 3 before being shot dead by police in EvanstonJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - A gunman shot several people, three fatally, in Chicago and Evanston Saturday afternoon before police killed him during a shootout in a parking lot, police said. Police ...
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Chicago police union head apologizes for defending mobJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The president of the Chicago Police officers' union apologized Friday for defending the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol and downplaying this w...
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Inmates allege dirty conditions, lack of virus protectionsJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Seven inmates at a western Indiana county's jail are suing the sheriff and the jail, accusing officials of allowing unsanitary conditions and fa...
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No charge in death of pedestrian by Illinois copJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois police officer who struck and killed a pedestrian last summer won't be charged, a prosecutor said Friday. Michael Guzman, 3...
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Chicago schools stick to a partial reopening MondayJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Some in-person instruction at Chicago public schools will resume Monday for the first time in months, the city's mayor and school chief reaffirmed Friday,...
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Chicago teachers warned they won't be paid if they don't show up on MondayJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago Public Schools will move ahead with its plans to reopen classrooms Monday, and staff members who are supposed to report to schools but don't show up will not be ...
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Suburban COVID-19 cases rise at long-term-care facilities even as vaccines beginJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Of the nearly 750 Illinois residents who died from COVID-19 over the past week, almost half were residents of the state's long-term care facilities. That's according to ...