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Mosquito batch in Chicago tests positive for West Nile virusJul 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Health officials in Chicago have confirmed the city's first West Nile virus-positive mosquito batch of the year. The city's Public Health department said...
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Locomotive company owner found dead in St. Louis-area poolJul 15, 2020 7:00 am - LADUE, Mo. (AP) - The St. Louis County medical examiner is determining the cause of death after the owner of an Illinois-based rail locomotive company was found dead in ...
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2nd man charged in July Fourth killing of Chicago girlJul 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A second man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl who was killed while celebrating the July Fourth holiday with her fam...
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Chicago reports more young adults testing positive for virusJul 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Young people have made up the largest percentage of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Chicago in recent weeks and city officials warned Wednesday ...
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Eastern Illinois woman dies after being shot by child in carJul 15, 2020 7:00 am - TILTON, Ill. (AP) - An eastern Illinois woman died over the weekend after she was accidentally shot by a child who was riding in a car with her, police said. Marita Hile...
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Indiana archdiocese sued over liability insurance responseJul 15, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An insurance company is suing the Indianapolis archdiocese, alleging that it failed to disclose allegations of child sexual abuse by a Catholic pries...
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Second Chicago officer sentenced on corruption chargesJul 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The second of two Chicago police officers convicted of using bogus search warrants to raid homes and steal cash and drugs has been sentenced. David Salgad...
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Lightfoot threatens to tighten restrictions if young people don't get messageJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday returned to the role of the heavy she has played throughout the coronavirus pandemic - warning of a rollback unless young people - who ...
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July 15 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 79,137 cases in the suburbs as of Wednesday, 50.5% of the state's total, ac...
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Suburbs, Chicago now in separate COVID-19 regions as state aims to target hot spotsJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - New Illinois COVID-19 prevention strategies include splitting the suburbs into separate regions to target outbreaks and shutting down specific activities if public healt...