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Surgeon general observes vaccine rollout at Chicago hospitalDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams met Tuesday with Illinois health officials and stopped at a Chicago hospital to observe the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines...
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Illinois' COVID-19 metrics 'moving in the right direction,' surgeon general saysDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - The U.S. Surgeon General said Illinois' COVID-19 metrics are “moving in the right direction” as new COVID-19 infections numbered 6,239 Tuesday and case averages dropped ...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 22Dec 22, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion There have been 390,606 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illino...
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12 Indiana communities getting water infrastructure grantsDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Twelve rural Indiana communities will share more than $8 million in federal grants to improve their water systems. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the In...
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Report: Social media manipulation affects even US senatorsDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The conversation taking place around two U.S. senators' verified social media accounts remained vulnerable to manipulation through artificially inflated ...
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Congress OKs 5-year extension of Great Lakes cleanup programDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A program that has pumped $2.7 billion into healing long-term injuries to the Great Lakes environment has received authorization from Congre...
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Teachers win dispute over layoffs at Illinois collegeDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - CARTERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Teachers who sued after part-time instructors were hired to lead their classes at a southern Illinois community college have won an appeal at th...
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Indiana virus hospitalizations down but deaths remain highDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's coronavirus-related hospitalizations continued their recent decline over the weekend, pointing to possible improvement even as the state's ...
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Chicago woman, 71, killed when gunshots are fired into homeDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two people fired shots into a Chicago house, killing a 71-year-old woman inside, police said. The shooting occurred Sunday night in the Morgan Park neighb...
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Chicago officers involved in wrong raid placed on desk dutyDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police officers who wrongly raided the home of a Black woman who wasn't allowed to dress before being handcuffed have been placed on desk duty, Ma...