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What do 'probable' COVID-19 cases mean to Illinois numbers?Nov 12, 2020 4:30 am - When the state began reporting probable cases of COVID-19 in June, those figures were always separated from cases that had been confirmed using standard molecular tests ...
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Pritzker warns another statewide lockdown on the horizonNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - As the state's COVID-19 infection rate climbs and hospitalizations from the virus continue their exponential growth, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned another statewide "mandato...
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EXPLAINER: Trump's challenges fail to prove election fraudNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - A barrage of lawsuits and investigations led by President Donald Trump's campaign and allies has not come close to proving a multi-state failure that would call into que...
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Chicago man arrested in connection with teen girl's slayingNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A Chicago man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in a Gary alley. Deon Simmons, ...
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Man convicted in shootings of 5 outside American Legion barNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A southwestern Indiana man accused of shooting five people outside an American Legion post last year has been convicted of several felony counts ...
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Chicago police the target of 520 complaints since MayNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department has received hundreds of complaints against its officers since late May, when demonstrations broke out in the wake of the de...
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US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surgeNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November am...
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States cite smooth election, despite Trump's baseless claimsNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities, according to state officials and election experts, a sta...
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Biden's plea for cooperation confronts a polarized CongressNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left. The clubby atmosphere that Biden knew so well d...
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Indiana reinstating some coronavirus limits as risk spreadsNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor announced Wednesday that he would reinstate some coronavirus restrictions after several weeks of refusing to take such action as t...