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Report: Chicago cops in botched raid had prior complaintsDec 25, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One of 12 officers placed on desk duty in the botched 2019 police raid on the home of a Black woman was accused in an earlier mistaken raid, while another...
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Chicago area private college lays off 51, closes 15 programsDec 25, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A liberal arts college in suburban Chicago has laid off 51 faculty and staff members and closed more than a dozen academic programs because of budget conc...
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Where's Wellington? How DuPage woman became a chaperone to Shedd's popular penguinsDec 25, 2020 12:00 am - YouTube Westmont resident and marine biologist Corine Gilbert is one of the lucky few who get up close and personal with the famous fowl. She's among the handlers charge...
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Illinois reports 156 more COVID-19 deaths, 5,742 new casesDec 25, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Friday there were 5,742 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 156 additional d...
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Rail crews resume cleanup after NW Indiana train derailmentDec 24, 2020 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - Crews resumed cleanup work Thursday in northwest Indiana, a day after a freight train derailment sent 20 rail cars flying off the tracks along a highwa...
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Chicago hit-and-run kills woman, 48, and 12-year-old boyDec 24, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A woman and a 12-year-old boy who were crossing a Chicago street were struck and fatally injured Wednesday night by a car that then sped away from the sce...
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NW Indiana man sentenced to 30 years for raping girl, 8Dec 24, 2020 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A Gary man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping an 8-year-old girl he had known since her birth. Donovan Wilson, 29, continued to...
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Federal report: Indiana GDP saw significant 3rd quarter riseDec 24, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's gross domestic product rose significantly in the third quarter as consumers and businesses adapted to the coronavirus pandemic, but the sta...
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Images: Our best photos of 2020Dec 24, 2020 3:00 am - 2020 was a year like no other. Check out the best photos of 2020 from the Daily Herald photography staff. ...
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Illinois reports 7,037 more COVID-19 cases, 96 new deathsDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 7,037 with 96 additional deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday. The state's total...