State and Region News
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State will phase out eviction moratorium, expand grants for renters
May 17, 2021 7:54 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday the state will "phase out" its moratorium on pandemic-related evictions by August and launched a new program to provide assistance to people who are behind on their rent because of COVID-19. -
Pritzker rescinding mask rule for fully vaccinated residents
May 17, 2021 6:22 PM - Illinois has updated its mask rules to reflect recent CDC guidelines for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, but the state won't provide IDs for proof. Others say they're worried about unmasking. -
GOP says Democrats' ethics bill doesn't go far enough
May 17, 2021 5:24 PM - The Illinois Senate is gearing up for a debate over a package of ethics reforms, possibly as early as this week, that Republicans say doesn't go far enough. -
Indiana ending enhanced pandemic jobless aid next month
May 17, 2021 2:03 PM - Indiana is dropping out of a federal program that provides an extra $300 in weekly payments to unemployed workers and other programs that expanded unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic
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COVID-19 update: 32,253 more shots, 6 more dead, 946 new cases
May 17, 2021 1:53 PM - New cases of COVID-19 dropped to 946 Monday, the fewest since mid-March, with six more people dying from the respiratory disease. Over 64% of Illinoisans have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. -
Indiana boy, 16, sentenced in fatal shooting of another teen
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Indiana casino's next owner expects to retain 700 employees
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After two-day spike, COVID-19 deaths in Illinois decline
May 17, 2021 6:30 AM - After a two-day spike that saw the highest death toll from COVID-19 in more than two months, fatalities caused by the coronavirus were cut nearly in half Sunday, state health authorities reported. -
Police investigate crash that killed mom, injured 5 children
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Indiana refugee groups plan rebuilding with higher limits
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