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Activists push for new police oversight board in ChicagoJun 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A couple hundred activists gathered outside of Chicago City Hall on Wednesday to call on the mayor and City Council to create a new elected board that wou...
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June 17 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 68,925 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Ill...
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Ingleside man among victims in fatal Wisconsin crashJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin State Patrol has released the names of four people killed in a chain-reaction crash in southern Wisconsin last week. Authorities on Wednesd...
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Pritzker orders flags to be at half-staff for JuneteenthJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he is ordering flags be lowered in Illinois to commemorate Juneteenth on June 19. Juneteenth is the oldest-known celebration commemorating the en...
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Illinois reports 87 more deaths from COVID-19, 546 new casesJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 rose by 546 Wednesday, as deaths from the virus grew by 87, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported, but that reflects an overall decline in ...
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Northern Indiana's LaGrange County requires face masksJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A northern Indiana health department is requiring everyone to wear a mask or face covering over the mouth and nose following a steep increase of case...
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Chicago aldermen propose removing police from public schoolsJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago aldermen announced a plan Tuesday to remove police officers from city schools amid growing outcry for police reforms in the wake of George Floyd's...
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Chicago police officer shot in knee by assault suspectJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suspect wanted for aggravated assault shot a Chicago police officer in the knee, authorities said. Officers saw the suspect on the South Side Monday eve...
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Southern Indiana plant to close in August, costing 114 jobsJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A company that designs, builds and installs retail and commercial spaces plans to shutter its southern Indiana plant in August, costing more ...
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US giving reached a near-record $450 billion in 2019 as the role of foundations kept up gradual growthJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Anna Pruitt, IUPUI (THE CONVERSAT...