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    "headline": "UIPD phones down then fixed",
    "headlinePublic": "UIPD phones down then fixed",
    "summary": "UIUC [Illini-Alert](https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1808621408164909226) reported University of Illinois Police Department phones down with alternate numbers, then announced phones fixed.",
    "outcome": "Police phones restored.",
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      "injured": 0
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