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16 St. Ignatius students injured after truck crashes into hockey team bus; police allege DUINov 13, 2022 12:00 am - Sixteen students from St. Ignatius College Prep were injured when a tractor-trailer rig crashed into their bus Saturday evening in Indiana. The speeding and swerving sem...
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Elk Grove Village man who paid $175K gives up dream of going to spaceNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - Shefket Chapadjiev watched a beaming Richard Branson and his fellow space tourists floating 53 miles above Earth last year on a spaceflight years in the making. But for ...
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Chuy's in: Garcia makes another run for mayor of ChicagoNov 10, 2022 12:00 am - Portraying himself as the "coalition builder" Chicago needs, U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia will join the crowded race for mayor on Thursday, determined to defeat the inc...
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Democrats hold on to majority on Illinois Supreme CourtNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Democrats held on to their majority on the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday night as Judge Elizabeth Rochford declared victory in one of two vacant seats up for grabs. Roc...
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Dems feared they might lose state Supreme Court majority but ended up extending their controlNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Democrats went into Tuesday's election fearing they might lose their slim majority on the Illinois Supreme Court, but they ended up extending their control after a hard-...
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Immigration advocates celebrate election firsts, plan next steps for reformNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Pro-immigration activists gathered Wednesday to celebrate the election results of their grass-roots campaign efforts. "I don't know about you all, but I am fired up righ...
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Man convicted in Bloomingdale Twp. kickback scheme gets 5 yearsNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - A federal judge Tuesday gave a five-year prison sentence to a man convicted for his role in a kickback scheme involving former Bloomingdale Township Highway Commissioner...
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Chicago city council approves Lightfoot's $16.4 billion budget by 32-18 voteNov 07, 2022 12:00 am - A divided Chicago city council on Monday handed Mayor Lori Lightfoot the $16.4 billion 2023 budget that will serve as her reelection platform amid complaints that it sho...
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Proud Boy from Aurora who bragged he 'bonked 2 cops' pleads guilty to Jan. 6 roleNov 02, 2022 1:00 am - A member of the Proud Boys from Aurora admitted he bragged about his "rally cry" and that he "bonked 2 cops" during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as he pl...
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Authorities: Man threatened to kill Darren Bailey, his family in voicemailNov 02, 2022 1:00 am - Prosecutors say anger over a political television ad at a bar led a Chicago man to send Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey a voicemail threatening to mutil...