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Indiana tops 1,000 in new daily virus cases for 1st timeJul 24, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's number of new confirmed coronavirus infections topped 1,000 for the first time in figures released Friday by the state health department. T...
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1 dead, 1 missing after boat capsizes near Ohio River damJul 24, 2020 7:00 am - SMITHLAND, Ky. (AP) - One man died and search crews were looking for another after a boat capsized near the Smithland Lock and Dam on the Ohio River, Kentucky officials ...
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Seattle pays $300K to man wrongly convicted of girl's murderJul 24, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - The City of Seattle has paid $300,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against the Police Department and detectives who helped investigate and arrest a Seattle m...
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Christopher Columbus statue taken down at Grant Park in ChicagoJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - A statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Chicago's Grant Park was taken down early Friday, a week after protesters trying to topple the monument to the Italian explo...
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July 24 COVID-19 cases per countyJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Since the outbreak began, there have been 84,138 cases in the suburbs as of Friday, 49.9% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Th...
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Mixed views in suburbs, too, about Columbus statue coming down in ChicagoJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Fraught emotions involving Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's mothballing of two Christopher Columbus statues isn't just confined to the city -- it also resonates in the sub...
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State warns of suburban uptick in new COVID-19 casesJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Kane County is the only Chicago-area metropolitan county that didn't exceed the state's warning level for new cases per capita last week. The metric shows Chicago, subur...
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300 parishioners witness installation of Belleville's bishopJul 23, 2020 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The ninth bishop in the 133-year history of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville was ordained and installed Wednesday. The Rev. Michael G. Mc...
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'ยข Restraining order barring nursing home closing extendedJul 23, 2020 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois judge on Thursday extended a temporary restraining order barring a nursing home from executing its closure plan until it has fulfi...
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New report shows more virus deaths at Indiana nursing homesJul 23, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - New information on coronavirus-related deaths among Indiana nursing home residents collected by state health officials shows 128 more deaths than pre...