Articles filed under Region
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Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gearDec 08, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Hayley Orlinsky has made so many bracelets, looping colorful rubber bands over her thumb and index finger again and again, that she no longer must watch h...
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Funeral for 4th Chicago Police officer to die from COVID-19Dec 08, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A funeral service was scheduled for Tuesday for a Chicago Police officer who last month became the fourth officer on the force to die from COVID-19. Titus...
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NW Indiana teen gets 179 years in prison for 2 murdersDec 08, 2020 6:00 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - A northwest Indiana man convicted of fatally shooting two teenagers during a drug-related robbery was sentenced Tuesday to 179 years in prison. A...
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Alderman's Chicago restaurant faces dining violation finesDec 08, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago has cited a restaurant owed by an alderman for allowing customers to dine inside in violation of rules designed to slow the spread of ...
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Editorial Roundup: IndianaDec 08, 2020 6:00 am - South Bend Tribune. Dec. 6, 2020 Tackling a (leaf) burning issue in St. Joseph County The St. Joseph County Council has taken an encouraging step toward addressing a bur...
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Illinois coroner buys refrigerated trailer as virus surgesDec 08, 2020 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois coroner's office has purchased a refrigerated trailer in the event deaths related to COVID-19 overwhelms his office's capacity ...
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Indiana man gets 43 years for shooting 5 outside Legion postDec 08, 2020 6:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A southwestern Indiana man convicted of shooting five people last year outside an American Legion post has been sentenced to 43 years in prison f...
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COVID-19 infection rate dips below 10% for first time since Nov. 6Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 seven-day average infection rate dipped below 10% Tuesday for the first time in more than a month as state health officials tried to allay fears about...
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O'Hare, Midway to offer COVID-19 testsDec 07, 2020 10:00 pm - Air travelers and employees at O'Hare and Midway airports will have access to two types of tests for the coronavirus under a program unveiled Tuesday touted as the "most...
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Illinois funeral home sued for allegedly giving wrong ashesDec 07, 2020 6:00 am - ALGONQUIN, Ill. (AP) - Two people have sued a suburban Chicago funeral home after discovering that one of them was given the ashes of an elderly woman in a mix-up instea...