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24 Jan, 2020
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Cigarettes, alcohol swiped from Citgo station at Ninth and Carpenter
The Citgo gas and service station at 600 No. Ninth St. was broken into early Thursday morning.
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Insulin bill to be signed Friday

Leroy Jordan, a 78-year-old diabetic, spent a $60 co-pay Thursday for one bottle of insulin that typically lasts a week.

Elections board corrects non-citizen voting numbers

SPRINGFIELD - Only 15 people who self-identified as not being U.S. citizens cast ballots in the 2018 and 2019 elections, the Illinois State Board of Elections said in a correction Thursday, three of which actually turned out to be citizens.

 
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Area hospitals keeping an eye on spread of Wuhan coronavirus

PEORIA - On Thursday, as the World Health Organization decided not to declare the latest virus out of China a global health emergency, area hospitals are taking a similar approach - watch, wait and see.

Portraits of Obamas to begin 5-city U.S. tour in Chicago

CHICAGO - The official portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama from the National Portrait Gallery will begin a five-city national tour in Chicago in June 2021.

 
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China shuts down more cities in bid to contain deadly virus

BEIJING - China decided Thursday to lock down three cities that are home to more than 18 million people in an unprecedented effort to try to contain a deadly new viral illness that has sickened hundreds and spread to other cities and countries in the Lunar New Year travel rush.

At least 1 dead, 7 injured in shooting outside McDonald’s in downtown Seattle

At least one person was killed and seven others injured - including a child - after a dispute in front of a McDonald's led to a shooting in downtown Seattle on Wednesday night.

‘I got four hours sleep’: Takeaways from opening arguments in the Trump impeachment Senate trial

WASHINGTON - It was another marathon session in the Senate as Democratic impeachment managers opened arguments in the trial of President Donald Trump.

The night the iguanas fell: Cold snap chills Florida, and lizard meat is up for sale

The forecast verified.

Republicans eager to hear Trump’s side as Democrats argue for Trump’s conviction - live updates

Republicans who have watched for hours as House managers present their impeachment case against President Donald Trump are eager to hear from Trump's defense team, something they say could shed new light on the chain of events that led to Trump's impeachment.