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Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in Cook County jail for staging hate crimeMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail, branding the Black and gay actor a narcissistic charlatan for staging a hate crime against himself ...
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Smollett to learn his fate in court todayMar 09, 2022 11:01 pm - More than three years after Jussie Smollett told police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack on a dark, cold Chicago street, all of the questions swirling...
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Indiana lawmakers seek possible special session on abortionMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The vast majority of Indiana's Republican state legislators have signed a letter asking the governor to call them back into special session later thi...
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Head of Chicago-area gambling ring gets 18-month sentenceMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A northern Illinois man who pleaded guilty to running a sports betting operation that involved a mayor pardoned by former President Donald Trump was sente...
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4 dead when SUV hits freight train in suburban ChicagoMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - HARVEY, Ill. (AP) - Four people died early Wednesday in a south Chicago suburb when an SUV hit the last rail car of a moving freight train at a crossing and caught fire,...
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Indiana lawmakers approve deal on multiyear income tax cutMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's individual income tax rate would be gradually cut over the next seven years under a Republican-driven plan approved by legislators early We...
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Indiana lawmakers abandon ban on 'harmful' library materialsMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A provision that aimed to restrict Indiana students from accessing 'œharmful materials'ť at libraries was killed for a final time after lawmakers vot...
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Illinois could be the first state to put limits on fees Apple, Google app stores can chargeMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – Two bills pending in the General Assembly would rein in the ability of tech giants like Apple and Google to dictate how transactions are conducted, and how...
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Legislation to clarify tollway chairman's duties passes SenateMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - State senators amended a law governing the Illinois tollway on Wednesday to clarify top executives' roles, after concerns about a power struggle and overreach by the cha...
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Madigan pleads not guilty in racketeering, bribery caseMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, who held a virtual lock on Statehouse power for most of the past four decades, pleaded not guilty Wednesd...