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Illinois infection rate dips slightly for first time in 3 weeksOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - The state's COVID-19 infection rate dipped slightly to 5.6% on Friday. The decline, though small, was the first time the state's seven-day average infection rate has dro...
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Chicago Police make arrest in slaying of pregnant womanOct 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suspect in the fatal shooting of a pregnant woman whose baby died days after being delivered has been arrested, Chicago Police said Thursday. 'œArea 2...
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No one hurt as jet slides off Chicago-area airport runwayOct 22, 2020 7:00 am - WHEELING, Ill. (AP) - No one was hurt when a Lear jet carrying nine people slid off a runway and crashed into a fence at a Chicago-area airport, authorities said. The je...
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AP-Sportlight-Week AheadOct 22, 2020 7:00 am - Oct. 29 1950 - Detroit's Wally Triplett gains 294 yards in kickoff returns and ends up with 331 total yards as the Lions pound the Los Angeles Rams 65-24 on 41 third-qua...
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Auto parts supplier Tenneco to cut 350 jobs at Indiana plantOct 22, 2020 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Auto parts supplier Tenneco plans to cut about 350 jobs at a northern Indiana plant in a move the company attributes to the challenging global bu...
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Indiana reports daily high of nearly 3K new COVID-19 casesOct 22, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana reported a new daily high of nearly 3,000 new coronavirus infections on Thursday as state health officials added 42 more COVID-19 deaths to t...
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Brookfield Zoo to temporarily close beginning Jan. 1Oct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Brookfield Zoo will be closed to the public for two months beginning Jan. 1, the institution announced Thursday. "Through these challenging times, the health and safety ...
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Illinois sets new one-day record for COVID-19 cases at 4,942Oct 22, 2020 1:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases spiked Thursday to a new high of 4,942, and 44 more people died from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health r...
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Chicago orders business curfew amid 'second surge' of COVID-19Oct 22, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago businesses will have to close by 10 p.m. and residents are asked to limit gatherings to six people as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases a...
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Democrats: Justices' 4-4 tie in election case ominous signOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - With Amy Coney Barrett expected to join the Supreme Court as early as next week, the court's action in a Pennsylvania voting case has heightened fears ...