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Lightfoot denounces 'Scooby-Doo' meme posted by teachers union as 'clearly racist'Jun 18, 2020 1:00 am - In the latest back and forth between two fierce political rivals, Mayor Lori Lightfoot expressed outrage Thursday over a tweet by the Chicago Teachers Union that she cal...
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June 18 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 69,249 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illi...
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Hospitalizations drop, but 'the first wave isn't over,' vigilant medical officials sayJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - Only 5.3% of hospital beds in Illinois are currently occupied by COVID-19 patients, the lowest level since the outbreak began. However, without a vaccine or widely avail...
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Demonstrators call for defunding Cook County jailJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - For a solid 40 minutes, a cacophony of car horns, drums, cowbells and trombones echoed along the strip of grass just beyond the coiled razor wire glistening in the sunli...
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Shepherds College takes their Graduation Celebration on the roadJun 17, 2020 11:00 pm - Shepherds College, a three-year post-secondary school for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will be taking their graduation celebration for ...
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Fire destroys eastern Indiana city's trash trucks, plowsJun 17, 2020 7:00 am - NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana city lost most of its trash trucks, snowplows and salt trucks in a fire early Wednesday. The fire at New Castle's street depar...
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Body found in NW Indiana ditch ID'd as missing Chicago womanJun 17, 2020 7:00 am - ROSELAWN, Ind. (AP) - A body found earlier this month in a rural ditch in northwestern Indiana has been identified as a missing Chicago woman, a coroner said. Investigat...
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3 killed in single-car crash on Chicago's South SideJun 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Three people were killed when a car they were riding in slammed into a fire hydrant and then a tree on Chicago's South Side early Wednesday, police said....
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Reckless driver blamed for fatal southern Indiana crashJun 17, 2020 7:00 am - EDINBURGH, Ind. (AP) - Indiana State Police are seeking help from the public in identifying a reckless driver blamed for causing a fatal crash on Interstate 65 south of ...
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Indiana Democrats nominate Weinzapfel for attorney generalJun 17, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Democrats announced Wednesday that former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel will be their nominee for state attorney general, a race that ...