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State making final push to increase census participationAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - By RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois rtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Human Services said the state is poised to have one o...
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Illinois reports 1,832 COVID-19 cases and 27 deathsAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,832 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 27 deaths. The number of confirmed cases...
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McCormick's Creek SP fire tower cab reopening to publicAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - SPENCER, Ind. (AP) - An attraction at a south central Indiana state park will re-open to the public Friday after being closed for decades. The cab of the fire tower at M...
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Vehicles hit Illinois covered bridge twice after reopeningAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - LONG GROVE, Ill. (AP) - A covered bridge in northern Illinois has been damaged twice by vehicles within days of its reopening after a $1 million rebuild repaired severe ...
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Chicago Police step up release of photos, videos of suspectsAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police posted on Wednesday a video on its website of a boy getting shot in the leg, the latest addition to a rapidly expanding collection of video...
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Illinois Weekend DigestAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - AP-Illinois stories for the weekend of August 22-23. May be updated. Members using Exchange stories should retain the bylines and newspaper credit lines. If you have que...
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Purdue suspends 36 students for alleged party violationsAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Purdue University suspended 36 students Thursday for attending a party on the same day that President Mitch Daniels made it a violation to ho...
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Democrats pound their message: To oust Trump, you must voteAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Former President Barack Obama warned that American democracy could falter if President Donald Trump is reelected, a stunning rebuke of his succes...
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Chicago schools cut funding for police by more than halfAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Funding for police officers in Chicago Public Schools will be cut by more than half, while other '~major reforms' will be implemented for the way police o...
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Chicago mayor defends beefed-up police presence near homeAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot adamantly defended on Thursday a beefed-up police presence outside her home, saying extra officers were necessary to protect ...