State and Region News
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Indiana community buys new car for beloved delivery driver
Jan 18, 2021 7:00 AM - TIPTON, Ind. (AP) - If you've ever put in an order at Pizza Hut in Tipton, there's a good chance it was delivered by Robert Peters. For the last 31 years, the 58-year-old Tipton resident has worked at the eatery, dropping off pizzas all around the city. And in all that time, every delivery came with a free smile and a friendly word from Peters.
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Portion of state cleared for indoor dining, but suburbs must waitJan 17, 2021 7:13 PM - State health authorities cleared the way Sunday for limited indoor dining in some portions of Illinois, but restaurant owners and patrons in the suburbs will have to wait a little longer before eating in with official consent.
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Indiana couple married 33 years, die 1 day apart of COVID-19
Jan 17, 2021 1:18 PM - An Indianapolis man and woman who were married for more than three decades died one day apart from COVID-19
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Schakowsky will ask House to censure downstate representative over Hitler remarksJan 17, 2021 12:03 PM - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky said she plans to introduce a measure in the U.S. House to censure downstate Rep. Mary Miller for comments she made about Adolf Hitler outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 5.
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Push for Indiana minimum wage increase likely stalled again
Jan 17, 2021 9:29 AM - A renewed call by Democrats for an increase to Indiana's minimum wage isn't winning over Republicans who control the Statehouse, with the governor saying his goal is to help workers advance beyond low-paying jobs
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Bill seeks to make popcorn Indiana's official state snack
Jan 17, 2021 9:21 AM - A state lawmaker wants his colleagues to honor Indiana's big popcorn crop by making the grain the state's official snack
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East St. Louis cleanup highlights environmental racism issue
Jan 17, 2021 7:00 AM - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Some residents are concerned that toxic chemicals may be polluting their air. Black people make up half the confirmed COVID-19 cases in St. Clair County but are only about 30% of the population. And citizens of East St. Louis have to travel out of the city for hospital care. As JD Dixon drives along State Street and sees piles of trash, he thinks about how all of these issues are connected to systemic racism.
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Indiana's 1st home dedicated to LGBTQ youths set to open
Jan 17, 2021 7:00 AM - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's first dedicated residential facility for homeless young adults who identify as LGBTQ will open its doors this year in Indianapolis, providing services that advocates say are desperately needed. The initiative is years in the making. Trinity Haven, now an independent not-for-profit, started as a project of Trinity Episcopal Church in 2016 as the church sought suggestions for how to use a vacant house it owned.
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 15Jan 16, 2021 6:21 PM - There have been 451,049 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 42.6% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There have been 7,521 deaths in the suburbs, which is 41.7% of all COVID-19 deaths in Illinois.
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Liddell, No. 21 Ohio St power past No. 14 Illinois 87-81
Jan 16, 2021 4:05 PM - E
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