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Off-duty cop's 911 call about Black youths raises questionsAug 13, 2020 7:00 am - ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - The 911 call from a white, off-duty police officer around the height of the George Floyd protests in early June sounded ominous: A group of Bl...
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State Sen. Terry Link charged with falsifying 2016 income tax return 'substantially'Aug 13, 2020 1:00 am - Veteran state Sen. Terry Link, a Lake County Democrat whose rise to power in Springfield was tainted by ties to a corruption scandal late last year, was charged Thursday...
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Democrats outline ethics proposalsAug 13, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Several Democratic state lawmakers called a virtual news conference Thursday morning in support of ethics reforms, hours before news broke that another Dem...
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Tollway pushes back on regulator's rulingAug 13, 2020 1:00 am - A state regulator's ruling the Illinois tollway acted illegally and mishandled two unsuccessful bids for construction projects was "unfair" and unreasonable, an attorney...
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Chicago Police post looting videos to identify suspectsAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police started giving people another look Wednesday at the looting that happened downtown and around the city this week and are hoping they will r...
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Chicago police: Driver struck pedestrian twice, killing herAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man was ordered held Wednesday for using an SUV to strike and kill a pedestrian and injure her daughter while they walked along a Chicago street. During...
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Eastern Indiana district closes schools after quarantinesAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana school district that sent 228 students home to quarantine to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 has shuttered its middle and high...
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Chicago mayor names committee to review public monumentsAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday announced the formation of a committee to review the city's monuments three weeks after ordering the removal of ...
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Governor backs delay to possible Indiana school funding cutsAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's public schools would be assured of full state funding for the rest of this year under a plan announced by the governor Wednesday to sideste...
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Environmental group says Indiana mill exceeds toxicity capAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - An environmental group that sued a steelmaker in December for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act at its northwestern Indiana facility says the ...