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House passes legislation to give police more power to take weaponsJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House on Wednesday passed a Firearm Owner Identification card law change that would strengthen law enforcement's ability to retrieve guns from...
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House OKs remote voting on bills to pass budget amendmentJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House changed its rules Wednesday to allow lawmakers to cast votes on legislation remotely, giving them enough votes to pass a change to the b...
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Soldier Field will be at full capacity for 2021 seasonJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - For the first time since the 2019 season, Bears fans will be allowed at Soldier Field. And they will be allowed in at full capacity. The team announced the news in a let...
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Illinois ranks second for fewest new COVID-19 cases among nine Midwest statesJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 infections are simmering down across the U.S., but there are still large disparities among states in how many people are falling sick, including in the Midwest....
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Juneteenth becomes official state holidayJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The day that marks the anniversary of the day in 1865 when some of the last enslaved Americans learned that they had been freed is now an official state ho...
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Americans gave a record $471 billion to charity in 2020, amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, job losses and racial justiceJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anna Pruitt, IUPUI and Jon Bergdoll, IU...
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NE Indiana ice cream plant closing, eliminating 176 jobsJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ind. (AP) - An ice cream producer has notified the state it will close a northeastern Indiana plant by the end of the year, eliminating 156 full-time and 20 tem...
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Bezos' ex-wife, Scott, gives millions to 2 Chicago collegesJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago educational institutions have received donations from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest gifts from a single person in their historie...
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Police: 4 dead, 4 hurt in shooting on Chicago's South SideJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An argument in a house on Chicago's South Side erupted into gunfire early Tuesday, leaving four people dead and four more injured, police said. The shooti...
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Foam set to be sprayed onto burning Illinois chemical plantJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) - A private firefighting company from Louisiana was expected to begin pumping fire-suppressing foam Tuesday onto the still-burning ruins of a northern...