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1,018 new COVID-19 cases push Illinois past 150,000 infectionsJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - Another 1,018 Illinois residents are infected with COVID-19, which puts the total number of infections over 150,000 since the outbreak began. Another 20 have perished fr...
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Group says local governments' hands tied in COVID-19 economic crisisJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Local government officials in Illinois have their hands "tied behind their back" when responding to COVID-19-related economic struggles, three community an...
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Illinois driver services expirations extended until Nov. 1Jul 08, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Expiration dates for driver's licenses, identification cards and license plate stickers have been extended one more month to Nov. 1, Illinois Se...
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Indiana on course for school reopenings despite virus jumpsJul 08, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana officials showed no signs Wednesday of slowing down school reopenings that are just weeks away even as the state has been seeing higher rates...
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Recount underway in 2018 Macon County sheriff electionJul 08, 2020 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Ballots from an Illinois sheriff election are being recounted - 20 months later. Tony Brown has been serving as Macon County sheriff after defeating...
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Walgreens dives into primary care with clinic expansionJul 08, 2020 7:00 am - Walgreens will squeeze primary care clinics into as many as 700 of its U.S. stores over the next few years in a major expansion of the care it offers customers. The dru...
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Ex-Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan in care facility with Alzheimer'sJul 08, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan has lost the ability to speak due to Alzheimer's disease and is living in a care facility, according to a report confi...
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Chicago Police forming citywide unit to combat violent crimeJul 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - After a spate of shootings over the July 4 weekend that left 17 people dead and dozens more wounded, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown is creating...
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Gun permit applications rise after Indiana erases feeJul 08, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana is seeing a wave of people applying for five-year handgun permits after lawmakers erased the fee starting July 1. State police received more ...
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Lawsuit challenges Indiana limits on voting time extensionsJul 08, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana law violates the U.S. Constitution by blocking voters and candidates from asking courts to keep polling places open past the state's 6 p.m...