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Report: Good pension news doesn't alleviate state's underlying financial pressuresDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The state saw its unfunded pension liability decrease in fiscal year 2021 for the first time in four years, due in large part to investment returns that ex...
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Need extra cash this holiday season? See if you have unclaimed items on I-CashDec 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Christmas, Santa, Reindeer, Wreath, and Noel are among millions of names in Illinois' unclaimed property database with cash and property available to them to claim, Illi...
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Darth Vader, wrestling titans, hundreds of artists return to C2E2 in Chicago this weekendDec 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Exciting news: Darth Vader is taking a holiday vacation from his castle on the volcano planet of Mustafar this weekend ... in Chicago! Translation: Actor Hayden Christen...
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Jury deliberating in trial of Jussie Smollett on charges he staged racist, homophobic attack in Chicago, lied to policeDec 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jury deliberating in trial of Jussie Smollett on charges he staged racist, homophobic attack in Chicago, lied to police. ...
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Holcomb frustrated with 'absurd' vaccine-refusal reasonsDec 08, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - With Indiana's COVID-19 hospitalizations doubling in the past month, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb expressed frustration Tuesday at the 'œabsurd'ť rea...
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Indiana Sen. Braun backs businesses setting vaccine rulesDec 08, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana senator heading a congressional fight against President Joe Biden's proposed federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates said Wednesday he was again...
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Jussie Smollett case in jurors' hands at Chicago trialDec 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday there is 'œoverwhelming evidence'ť that Jussie Smollett lied to Chicago police about being the victim of an anti-gay, r...
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Officials: Chicago resident is Illinois' 1st omicron caseDec 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago resident has been confirmed with Illinois' first known case of the omicron variant of COVID-19, state and city health officials said. The Illino...
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Barred from priesthood, some Catholic women find other rolesDec 08, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Women aspiring to leadership in the Catholic church have long come to terms with the glass ceiling that exists in the male-dominated institution, but Pope Fr...
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Jury begins deliberations in trial of actor Jussie SmollettDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The jury in Jussie Smollett's trial started deliberating Wednesday, after a prosecutor said there is "overwhelming evidence" that the former "Empire" acto...