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Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing in new yearJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana health officials reported 3,477 new coronavirus infections and 142 additional COVID-19 deaths Tuesday as the state began to see a slow increa...
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Illinois teen pleads not guilty to fatally shooting two people during Wisconsin protests over police shootingJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Illinois teen pleads not guilty to fatally shooting two people during Wisconsin protests over police shooting. ...
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NW Indiana mayor fires worker after New Year's gunshotsJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A northwest Indiana mayor has fired a city worker after the man allegedly put others at risk by firing gunshots into the air to celebrate the New Ye...
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Wisconsin city braces for protest as charging decision loomsJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A southeastern Wisconsin city braced for another round of protests as prosecutors prepared to announce whether they'll charge a white police officer...
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Rittenhouse pleads not guilty in Kenosha protest slayingsJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - An Antioch teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst sometimes violent summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, plead...
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Concerns mount about Illinois' lag in vaccine rolloutJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Health care workers began receiving second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as concerns mounted about delays in getting the rest of Illinoisans inoculated. At a bri...
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Pfleger removed from parish after sexual abuse allegationJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Father Michael Pfleger, the longtime pastor at St. Sabina Church and an outspoken anti-gun violence advocate, has been removed from the Auburn Gresham parish following r...
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No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob BlakeJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Kyle Rittenhouse pleaded not guilty to all charges. KENOSHA, Wis. - A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tu...
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GOP lawmakers introduce 'fair maps' legislationJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans in the Illinois House said Tuesday that they hope to use legislation, instead of a constitutional amendment, to change the way state legislativ...
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Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services facilities reopen statewide todayJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois driver's license facilities reopened throughout the state Tuesday, more than a month after shutting down in response to a surge of coronavirus cases. Throughout...