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Manzo: Motor fuel tax adjustment is paying dividendsJul 14, 2024 5:13 am - There has been a lot of media coverage lately about the annual inflation adjustment to Illinois’ motor fuel tax, which increased by 1.5 cents per gallon on July 1. But i...
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Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76Jul 13, 2024 11:23 pm - NEW YORK — Richard Simmons, television's hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the ov...
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Pops, screams and then blood: On the scene at the Trump rally shootingJul 13, 2024 11:21 pm - BUTLER, Pa. — The gunshots were high-pitched pops, slight and hollow in the open air. Donald Trump, the former president set to accept the Republican nomination in five d...
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Biden says ‘everybody must condemn’ attack on Trump, hopes to speak with ex-president soonJul 13, 2024 11:19 pm - REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Joe Biden said Saturday that “everybody must condemn” the suspected assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, adding that h...
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Shock and relief cross party lines as past and present leaders react to shooting at Trump rallyJul 13, 2024 11:19 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic leaders, past and present, expressed shock Saturday night following the news that gunfire had broken out during a Donald Trump camp...
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‘This is unacceptable’: Suburban RNC delegates react to shooting at Trump rallyJul 13, 2024 8:38 pm - Hours before arriving as an Illinois delegate to the Republican National Convention, Aaron Del Mar processed a spectrum of emotions seeing the images of former President ...
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Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say
Jul 13, 2024 5:40 pm - Donald Trump appeared to be the target of an assassination attempt as he spoke during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, two law enforcement officials said. The former president, his ear covered in blood from what he said was a gunshot, was quickly pulled away by Secret Service agents and his campaign said he was “fine.”
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Man dies in Aurora motorcycle crashJul 13, 2024 5:23 pm - A 48-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle and a car in Aurora Friday night, police said. Around 6:44 p.m., police and fire personnel were called to ...
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AT&T says hacker stole data on ‘nearly all’ of its wireless customersJul 13, 2024 5:08 pm - One or more unknown hackers stole records detailing the phone contacts of almost all AT&T Wireless customers in one of the most serious breaches of sensitive consumer dat...
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Police: Youth fighting, fireworks part of ‘multiple disturbances’ at Fox Valley MallJul 13, 2024 4:38 pm - Groups of young people were fighting and lighting off fireworks inside and outside of Fox Valley Mall Friday night, but there were no reports of injuries, Aurora police said.