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Jul 06, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 06, 2020
One person was in police custody and charges were pending Monday in the killing of a 7-year-old girl fatally shot July Fourth as she visited her grandmother in the South Austin neighborhood, authorities said.
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Jul 06, 2020
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Jul 06, 2020
Nearly 23 years after losing his freedom, Antonio McDowell is on a new, if unlikely path. He walked out of a state prison last month after Gov. J.B. Pritzker commuted his sentence over coronavirus concerns. He is eager to put his past behind him and prove he was wrongfully convicted.
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Jul 06, 2020
Ten Shared Principles
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Jul 06, 2020
A prominent civil rights group and top police officials have come together to promote a joint solution to help address law enforcement controversies, but activists from Black Lives Matter and other groups have called for much stronger measures,
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Jul 05, 2020
Despite the addition of some 1,200 Chicago police officers added to the streets this holiday weekend, Chicago continues to struggle with an especially harsh toll of violence that has continued to take the lives of young children.
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Jul 05, 2020
Family and friends gather July 5, 2020, for a vigil for 7-year-old Natalia Wallace, who was shot in the head and killed as her family celebrated the July Fourth holiday in the South Austin neighborhood of Chicago.
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Jul 05, 2020
Local skateboarding group FroSkate hosts a peaceful protest in Grant Park on July 4, 2020, calling for Black power, the defense of Black lives, the divestment of the police and investment in their communities. Skateboarders, roller skaters, in-line skaters and cyclists participated in the rally.
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Jul 05, 2020
The attack occurred around 7:10 a.m. Saturday after the woman was approached by a white Honda Odyssey minivan.
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Jul 05, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 05, 2020
The driver of the vehicle that struck the woman continued driving and left the scene.
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Jul 05, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads, the Tribune is tracking Illinois cases here.
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Jul 05, 2020
At least 13 people died and 55 others were injured in Chicago due to gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend so far. Two killed overnight were young, continuing a string of children fatally shot in recent weeks.
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Jul 05, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's move to roll back rules to prevent elected officials from outside Chicago from lobbying the city is going nowhere for the time being.
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Jul 05, 2020
Under the name Dreadhead Cowboy, Adam Hollingsworth often rides his horses through the streets of Chicago and has attended various Black Lives Matter protests on horseback, including in Minneapolis and in downtown Chicago after Black man George Floyd was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer May 25, 2020. He also brings his horses into Chicago neighborhoods, so community members, especially young children, can take a ride and share his love of his animals. Hollingsworth says he struggled with wrongful incarceration and a shooting injury before finding a new sense of purpose when his uncle Eddie Thomas introduced him to horses. "If a horse can change my life, I know for a fact that it can change other people's lives," Hollingsworth said.
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Jul 05, 2020
At least 13 people died and 55 others were injured in Chicago due to gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend so far. Two killed overnight were young, continuing a string of children fatally shot in recent weeks.
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Jul 05, 2020
A young girl was shot in the head and killed Saturday evening in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, authorities said.
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Jul 05, 2020
The Illinois governor noted he helped build the Illinois Holocaust Museum "to fight exactly this kind of hate."
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Jul 05, 2020
The weapon was among 17 confiscated firearms confiscated by Chicago police officers in the 7th District.
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Jul 05, 2020
At least 13 people died and 55 others were injured in Chicago due to gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend so far. Two killed overnight were young, continuing a string of children fatally shot in recent weeks.
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Jul 05, 2020
At least 13 people died and 55 others were injured in Chicago due to gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend so far. Two killed overnight were young, continuing a string of children fatally shot in recent weeks.
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Jul 05, 2020
A young girl was shot in the head and killed Saturday evening in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, authorities said.
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Jul 05, 2020
Four people were killed, including a 14-year-old boy, and four others were injured, including an 11-year-old boy, in an Englewood shooting Saturday night, according to Chicago police.
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Jul 04, 2020
A young girl was shot in the head and killed Saturday evening in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, authorities said.
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Jul 04, 2020
A young girl was shot in the head and critically wounded Saturday evening in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, authorities said.
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Jul 04, 2020
While others celebrated, hundreds of protesters gathered in Federal Plaza on Saturday afternoon to boycott the Independence Day holiday.
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Jul 04, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 04, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 04, 2020
The plan to reopen Illinois depends on a host of metrics laid out by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Here's a breakdown of where each region stands.
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Jul 04, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads, the Tribune is tracking Illinois cases here.
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Jul 04, 2020
A different kind of Fourth of July unfolded across the Chicago area Saturday, as communities put on virtual events instead of the usual parades, people protested the very idea of the holiday and many eschewed large gatherings in favor of small family picnics.
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Jul 04, 2020
A Lake Zurich man is facing child pornography and aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges in connection with allegations he had sex with a 15-year-old and had child pornography on his cellphone, according to the Lake Zurich Police Department.
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Jul 04, 2020
A dance team member who hoped to become a Chicago police detective and was shot during a block party last weekend became the second person to die following the attack, according to authorities.
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Jul 04, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 04, 2020
A man was fatally wounded and another man was left in serious condition in two separate attacks on the South Side, Chicago police said.
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Jul 04, 2020
At least two were killed and 16 others were injured in shootings overnight during the start of the Fourth of July weekend. Most of the shootings occurred in South Side neighborhoods.
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Jul 04, 2020
Images from Chicago Tribune photojournalists covering Fourth of July weekend violence around Chicago.
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Jul 04, 2020
At least two were killed and 16 others were injured in shootings overnight during the start of the Fourth of July weekend. Most of the shootings occurred in South Side neighborhoods.
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Jul 04, 2020
A Joliet hospital is preparing to transfer babies and pediatric patients to a sister facility, reschedule non-urgent surgeries and potentially ask ambulances to take new patients elsewhere should more than 700 of its nurses strike Saturday.
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Jul 04, 2020
Cook County Board to consider non-binding resolution to redirect money from law enforcement to social services.
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Jul 04, 2020
Cook County courts, stalled by pandemic, start reopening Monday.
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Jul 03, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has contributed another $51.5 million to a ballot initiative committee backing an amendment to the Illinois Constitution allowing for a graduated-rate income tax.
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Jul 03, 2020
Even as concerns rise about a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Illinois, newly released state data show that deaths and outbreaks continue to drop among long-term care facilities, where most deaths have been concentrated.
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Jul 03, 2020
So you couldn't focus on a book for a while, but now you're ready? Mary Schmich suggests 6 good books to read right now.
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Jul 03, 2020
Chicago officials warned residents Friday to limit gatherings to prevent COVID-19 risk and watch for signs of heat stroke amid high temperatures.
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Jul 03, 2020
Home security video captures close-up images of gunman killing companion at point-blank range in Rogers Park on June 28
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Jul 03, 2020
WARNING: Video contains graphic content. In a video provided to the Tribune by a source, a gunman is seen killing a man at point-blank range in Rogers Park.
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Jul 03, 2020
The Pritzker administration released for the first time details of the number of cases and deaths tied to long-term care facilities in Illinois. The data shows at least 189 long-term care facilities in 22 counties reporting at least one case. In all, at least 1,860 cases can be tied to these facilities, with 286 deaths as of April 19.
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Jul 03, 2020
Black rookie Chicago cop says he's leaving union over criticism of kneeling officers.
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Jul 03, 2020
Michael McLean woke to fireworks outside his Lakeshore East apartment early Friday. Then he saw a parachute float past his window.
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Jul 03, 2020
Search COVID-19 cases in Illinois by ZIP code
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Jul 03, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads, the Tribune is tracking Illinois cases here.
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Jul 03, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 03, 2020
A day after a southern Illinois judge ruled that Gov. J.B. Pritzker's executive orders aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus are void, the Democratic governor and the state's top health official are urging restaurants and bars and their customers to continue following safety guidelines heading into the Fourth of July weekend.
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Jul 03, 2020
Chicago police Superintendent David Brown gives an update heading into the Fourth of July weekend. Watch live here.
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Jul 03, 2020
Wheaton College announced Friday it has dismissed the school's chaplain for "inappropriate comments and actions of a racial and sexual nature" toward staff members.
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Jul 03, 2020
Chicago health officials said Friday they have no plan for enforcing the city's abrupt quarantine order for people arriving from states where coronavirus cases are surging, but will rely largely on signs posted along highways and at the two airports.
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Jul 03, 2020
City officials give an update heading into a hot Fourth of July weekend during the coronavirus pandemic. Watch live here.
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Jul 03, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 03, 2020
A suspect in the disappearance of a soldier at Fort Hood this past spring has been identified as a fellow soldier from Calumet City.
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Jul 03, 2020
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Jul 03, 2020
In Chicago's Little Village, a food pantry turns the COVID crisis into opportunity.
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Jul 03, 2020
Few places were harder hit than Little Village, sometimes known as the capital of the Mexican Midwest. Many people got sick. Some died. In the consequent economic crash, thousands were laid off.
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Jul 03, 2020
Many of Chicago's summer programs to prevent violence have had to readjust because of the pandemic. But the need for activities has rarely been more critical in Chicago, with a troubling spike in the number of children shot and killed over the last two weeks and the traditionally violent Fourth of July weekend ahead.
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Jul 03, 2020
Almost 60 Chicago street vendors have received COVID-19 relief aid thanks to an emergency fund created by a community group that has raised about $39,000 in donations.
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Jul 03, 2020
Editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis offers his take on current events.
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Jul 02, 2020
The Will County state's attorney's office on Thursday said it will not bring charges for now against two men involved in an altercation in May with Joliet's mayor.
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Jul 02, 2020
The Will County state's attorney's office Thursday said Joliet police were not at fault for the death in January of a man who was arrested during a drug investigation 11 hours before he passed away.
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Jul 02, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 02, 2020
A southern Illinois judge on Thursday declared void Gov. J.B. Pritzker's orders aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus, saying state law doesn't allow governors to extend disaster proclamations beyond 30 days or restrict the activities of residents and businesses by executive order.
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Jul 02, 2020
Protests in Chicago and the suburbs over the Minnesota death of George Floyd as a police officer knelt on his neck so far have caused no identifiable uptick in COVID-19 cases, city and suburban Cook County officials said.
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Jul 02, 2020
The Board of Education narrowly voted to keep the police contract, but it still ends in August.
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Jul 02, 2020
After neighborhoods like Wrigleyville saw a surge in unmasked patrons, Mayor Lori Lightfoot told bars and restaurants to expect fines up to $10,000 if they don't comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
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Jul 02, 2020
After neighborhoods like Wrigleyville saw a surge in unmasked patrons, Mayor Lori Lightfoot told bars and restaurants to expect fines up to $10,000 if they don't comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
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Jul 02, 2020
The city of Chicago will allow rooftops around Wrigley Field to open at 25% capacity for Cubs games, according to the city and a rooftop manager.
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Jul 02, 2020
Before retiring from the Tribune in 1991, Labuz spent long hours coordinating the newspaper's sales and printing staff.
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Jul 02, 2020
A Peace Corps volunteer's attempts to reunite with her dog at first were thwarted by federal authorities. Thursday, she got the news she can keep him here after they had to leave Africa because of the coronavirus.
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Jul 02, 2020
A federal judge on Thursday denied the Illinois Republican Party's request to temporarily block Gov. J.B. Pritzker's ban on gatherings of more than 50 people from applying to political parties.
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Jul 02, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 02, 2020
People coming to Chicago from 15 states experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases must self-quarantine for 14 days upon entering the city beginning next week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced late Thursday afternoon.
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Jul 02, 2020
While the new standstill agreement between Tribune Publishing and its largest shareholder, Alden Global Capital extends a 33% ownership cap until next year, it still allows the hedge fund to make a tender off to buy a majority stake in the newspaper company at any time.
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Jul 02, 2020
A court has ruled that a woman convicted of having her husband murdered in Inverness in 1979 should get a new trial to present her defense that she changed her mind about the scheme.
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Jul 02, 2020
The McCloskeys of St. Louis are engaged in a dispute with neighbors over a parcel of private land, and once grabbed guns over the property in the 80s.
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Jul 02, 2020
The McCloskeys of St. Louis are engaged in a dispute with neighbors over a parcel of private land, and once grabbed guns over the property in the 80s.
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Jul 02, 2020
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's daily politics newsletter.
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Jul 02, 2020
Six people have been wounded in Chicago since 7 a.m. Thursday, police said.
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Jul 02, 2020
At least 1,089 women in Illinois have had COVID-19 while pregnant, and of those cases, five have died, according to Illinois Department of Public Health data.
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Jul 02, 2020
Army investigators believe a Texas soldier missing since April was killed by another soldier on the Texas base where they served, the attorney for the missing soldier's family said Thursday.
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Jul 02, 2020
Six Flags' Hurricane Harbor water parks in Gurnee and Rockford may be reopening soon, though a reopening for Six Flags Great America remains less certain.
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Jul 02, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her police superintendent acknowledged Thursday that it will take more than the 1,200 extra officers pressed into duty this Fourth of July weekend to reduce rampant gun violence in many neighborhoods.
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Jul 02, 2020
A disgruntled customer who police say beat 39-year-old Wayne Deutsch with a metal object at his New Lenox window tinting shop on June 12 turned himself into police Thursday.
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Jul 02, 2020
Six people have been wounded in Chicago since 7 a.m. Thursday, police said.
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Jul 02, 2020
An Arlington Heights man released on parole earlier this year has been accused in the brutal attack and sexual assault of a woman in the early-morning hours of Wednesday, July 1, in a woody area off West Central Road in Arlington Heights, police said.
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Jul 02, 2020
A 30-year-old woman was fatally wounded in a domestic-related shooting Wednesday night on the Far South Side, Chicago police said.
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Jul 02, 2020
Three men pushed a woman to the ground and attempted to steal her car near Glencoe Golf Club Thursday morning.
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Jul 02, 2020
Parents of the Jackie Robinson West team that had its Little League World Series title stripped due to players' ineligibility may proceed with their lawsuit seeking reinstatement of the championship, a court has ruled.
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Jul 02, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 02, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Jul 02, 2020
A federal judge on Thursday denied the Illinois Republican Party's request to temporarily block Gov. J.B. Pritzker's ban on gatherings of more than 50 people from applying to political parties.
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