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Dozens of companies were affected by the Amazon Web Services outage, including Patch, which was unable to publish for much of Tuesday.

If the measure is passed, anyone who is eligible for a vaccine but chooses not to get one would have to foot their own hospital bills.
The fully cooked ham and pepperoni products were produced in Michigan and shipped nationwide, including to Illinois.
Working from home and looking to escape the city? You can't find a much better deal than free.
The surge comes as state health officials are on the lookout for the new omicron variant of the virus, which may be even more contagious.
The product was manufactured by an Illinois food and beverage company. No one has yet been sickened, and customers can get full refunds.
What do Norse priests, Catholic saints, protestant reformers and Queen Victoria have in common? Holiday fire hazards.
Jamie Lambert told Patch he didn't feel right shooting the rare deer with his gun, so he shot it with his camera instead.
Neither police nor the medical examiner have identified the man, who fell 30 feet to his death over a railing Tuesday night.
St. Louis fire officials praised Arnez Merriweather, who caught the girl and helped save her family.
Though reported as a new species, the previously misidentified dinosaur has been placed into a new genus as scientists learn more about it.
The attacks, which targeted men walking alone at night, do not appear to have been robberies, police said.
The boy was not home alone and detectives are investigating the death as an accident, police said.
The Illinois Tollway will be crowded for Thanksgiving, but officials shared some tips for getting to your destination safely this holiday.
"Vaccines work and are our best way to protect ourselves and those closest to us as we celebrate the holidays," Dr. Ngozi Ezike explained.
Unvaccinated Americans are currently six times more likely to catch the virus and 12 times more likely to die from it, health data shows.
If you’re skipping the big gathering and home-cooked meal, make your reservations now at these Illinois restaurants.
Black Friday is Nov. 26. Find out which stores are closed on Thanksgiving and when they plan to reopen.
It's finally infrastructure week. From commuter rail projects to lead pipe removal, here's what the bipartisan bill will do for Illinois.
Catanzara fought for his job in a hearing held Monday, only to announce his retirement soon after it was over.