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22 Aug, 2020
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‘Giver with a capital G’: COVID-19 victim remembered for acts of kindness
After his sister Maureen Curry died, Dave Mahan found among her belongings a list with more than 70 entries - most of them printed but marked "done" in handwriting.
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Local Business Notes: MMC among top hospitals in Illinois, according to U.S. News and World Report

U.S. News and World Report has identified Memorial Medical Center as one of Illinois' top hospitals in its annual rankings.

Kanye West off ballot; Keating remains in 96th District race

Entertainer Kanye West will not be on the presidential ballot in Illinois, members of the State Board of Elections determined Friday.

 
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24 new cases in Sangamon County

Sangamon County officials reported 24 new coronavirus cases Friday, bringing the total to 1,621, with 38 deaths and 1,029 recovered.

A La Carte: Pizza Hut’s largest operator looks to close stores

PIZZA HUT's largest U.S. franchise operator is seeking court approval to close as many as 300 restaurants.

 
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Postmaster says ballots No. 1 priority, but details no plan

WASHINGTON - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, pressed by senators over mail delivery disruptions, said Friday he was unaware of changes that sparked a public uproar, but his responses raised fresh questions about how the Postal Service will ensure timely delivery of ballots for the November election.

Under the Dome Podcast: Remembering Big Jim

On this week's episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mixed reactions to Pritzker energy proposal

Commonwealth Edison defended a rate policy Friday that Gov.

Appeals court won’t step in for now on Trump tax records

NEW YORK - A federal appeals court said Friday it wouldn't step in right away to delay New York prosecutors' effort to get President Donald Trump's tax records, potentially leaving the Supreme Court as his most promising option to block prosecutors' subpoena.

Bannon partners had history of cashing in on Trump movement

NEW YORK - One is a triple-amputee Iraq war veteran who ran news sites stoking right-wing rage, often with exaggerated stories.