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Illinois COVID-19 deaths climb in September, driven by downstate casesOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 deaths compared to the tolls in summer months, driven by cases downstate. With 655 COVID-19 deaths, September saw a 23% incr...
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Kifowit will challenge Madigan for speakershipOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history will have a challenger from his own party in January. The Thursday announcement that Rep. Ste...
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Indiana details COVID-19 cases in schools with new dashboardSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State officials will release to the public a new online tool Wednesday designed to help track coronavirus cases in Indiana schools. Health officials ...
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum auctioning some carsSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Dozens of cars in the basement of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum are being auctioned off as the facility continues to revamp its collection. ...
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Boy, 14, dies when stolen car crashes during police pursuitSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - WOOD RIVER, Ill. (AP) - A 14-year-old boy fleeing police in a car he had allegedly stolen from a southwestern Illinois dealership died after it collided with another sto...
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Getting warmer: Trump concedes human role in climate changeSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged that humans bear some blame for climate change, but scientists say the president still isn't dealing with the reality of our...
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Chicago schools to pay $400,000 in 2 physical force lawsuitsSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's public school district has agreed to pay a total of $400,000 to settle two lawsuits that alleged staff members used physical force to punish two...
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Trump thrusts Supreme Court pick into election turmoilSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's stark expectation that the Supreme Court will intervene to 'œlook at the ballots'ť in what he calls a rigged election casts ...
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12 Democratic governors vow that all votes will be countedSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Twelve Democratic governors issued a joint statement on Wednesday defending American democracy, vowing that every valid ballot will be counted in t...
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With 2,273 new COVID-19 cases, Dr. Ezike advises on how to be careful this HalloweenSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - With new COVID-19 cases reaching 2,273 Wednesday and 35 more deaths, Illinois Department of Public Health officials encouraged parents to undertake a bloodcurdling task ...