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Slain cop's mom says she died 'doing what she was called to do'Aug 19, 2021 1:00 am - Ella French was 8 months old, wearing a "serious and solemn face," when Elizabeth French, who would take her in first as a foster child and later adopt her, met her. "I ...
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Highland Park mayor to run for state Supreme CourtAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Vowing to "ensure access to justice for all, the mayor of Highland Park launched her bid for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday, setting the stage for what c...
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Rita Crundwell, who embezzled nearly $54 million from Dixon, released from federal prisonAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Rita Crundwell, who was convicted of embezzling nearly $54 million from Dixon when she worked as the comptroller of the small town 100 miles west of Chicago, has been re...
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Dillard weighs third run for governorAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - A former Republican state legislator and veteran of two past GOP gubernatorial administrations said Wednesday he's weighing a bid to join the field of candidates vying f...
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Hyde Park Summer Fest called offAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Rising COVID-19 cases have prompted organizers of another Chicago festival to cancel their plans for 2021. In June, Jonathan Swain, Hyde Park Summer Fest co-organizer, h...
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Pioneering WMAQ cameraman dies at 88Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - When Billy Jennings was a young news photographer at WMAQ-TV, it hit him: He'd landed a big job in a big market with big on-air talent. He started to pace the newsroom f...
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Blagojevich sues for right to run againAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned Monday to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where he filed a lawsuit challenging a state Senate resolution that prevents him from runn...
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Podcast on serial killer John Wayne Gacy by defense lawyer's son questions police investigationJul 31, 2021 1:00 am - After a recent documentary suggested serial killer John Wayne Gacy might have had accomplices, a new podcast from a Chicago-area attorney says the police may have lied a...
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Dangerous 'forever chemicals' found in drinking waterJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - More than 100 drinking water systems across Illinois, including some in the Chicago area, have tested positive for measurable levels of harmful contaminants known as "fo...
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Lollapalooza fans optimistic as 2021 festival kicks off amid COVID-19 precautionsJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - Thousands of fans streamed into Grant Park Thursday, marking the return of Lollapalooza after COVID-19 halted last year's iteration of the 30-year-old music festival. Wi...