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Learning art of sailing, finding 'canvas miracles' on lakeJul 19, 2020 7:00 am - WELDON, Ill. (AP) - Back in 1980, Christopher Cross had a big hit with the song 'œSailing,'ť describing the joys of simply messing about in boats. 'œIt's not far to neve...
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July 19 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 19, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 81,197 cases in the suburbs as of Sunday, 50.2% of the state's total, accor...
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State reports 965 new coronavirus cases Sunday, six additional deathsJul 19, 2020 1:00 am - State health authorities reported 965 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with six additional deaths from the coronavirus. The case total is down more than ...
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Bloomington shops, restaurants weathering summer downturnJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Bloomington's downtown area is a mixture of shops selling everything from jewelry to kayaks, with a wide selection of restaurants and bars servi...
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Chicago police, protesters clash during bid to topple statueJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Protesters trying to topple a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Chicago's Grant Park clashed with police who used batons to beat people and made at ...
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Restoration work starts at Indiana Territory governor's homeJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - Mark R. Wenger, crouched on all fours inside the dining room at the Grouseland mansion, craned his neck and leaned deep into the fireplace, a tin...
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EPA aims to take East Chicago homes off toxic Superfund listJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to remove hundreds of once-contaminated East Chicago properties from its National Priorities Lis...
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Illinois family won't have to repaint rainbow-striped houseJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a western Illinois city have told a homeowner that the vibrant colors on her family's rainbow-striped house can stay despite an earlier ...
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Illinois programs to get $7M in federal COVID-19 reliefJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More than $7 million in federal funding will be going to organizations to help Illinois communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, state ...
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Ace in the hole: Mini-golf courses adapt to COVID-19 safety protocolsJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - It makes sense the British use the term “crazy golf” to describe what Americans have come to call miniature golf. On a traditional 18-hole golf course, it would be weird...