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The year of the pandemic: COVID-19 pushed us to the limit. Illinois pushed back.Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - It was just one case. Illinois' sole COVID-19 infection was announced Jan. 24 and the public moved on. One case became 19 on March 10. Nineteen infections morphed into ...
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12 suburban Democrats vow to oppose Madigan speakership, but others won't sayDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Twelve suburban legislators are among the Democrats in the Illinois House who've pledged not to support Michael Madigan's latest bid for speaker. Madigan, who aside from...
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New leader at Western Illinois U. will get $320K a yearDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Trustees at Western Illinois University approved a 2 1/2-year contract with the school's new president Friday and set the salary at $320,000 a year. ...
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Colorado reports 40K people filed for jobless benefitsDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Colorado reported unemployment filings have ticked up during the latest surge of the coronavirus pandemic, rising by more than 11% in the last week, offici...
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COVID-19 deaths in Illinois reach 15K; nearly 887K casesDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Deaths in Illinois from the coronavirus illness topped 15,000 on Friday, public health officials said. The state passed the grim milestone with...
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Body found after fire in western Indiana garage put outDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - UNIVERSAL, Ind. (AP) - State Police are investigating after a body was discovered inside a western Indiana garage after a fire there was extinguished Friday. The fire wa...
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Ohio woman charged in 1992 infant death in IllinoisDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - An Ohio woman has been charged with murder in the death of an infant whose body was found in a trash bag floating along the shores of Mississippi Riv...
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Pastors, Chicago mayor talk about Black woman's botched raidDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Pastors disturbed over how Chicago police treated a Black woman whose home was the target of a wrong raid spoke with the mayor Friday, demanding more info...
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States making bold new legal claims in 2 Google lawsuitsDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As a wave of antitrust actions surges against Google and Facebook, states in two lawsuits are stretching beyond the cases made by federal competition e...
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In Trump election fraud cases, federal judges upheld the rule of law '“ but that's not enough to fix US politicsDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Charles Gardner Geyh, Indiana Universit...