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Man gets 50-year prison term for killing ex-girlfriendNov 24, 2021 6:00 am - DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing his former girlfriend and leaving her body at the Dubuque Arboretum and Botanic...
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Speedy trial OK'd for murder suspect who fled transport vanNov 24, 2021 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A murder suspect who escaped from a prisoner transport van last year when its driver stopped at a fast-food restaurant in northwest Indiana will...
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Boy, 3, dies after fall from 17th floor of Chicago buildingNov 24, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 3-year-old boy fell to his death from the 17th floor window of a Chicago apartment building, police said. The boy may have pushed out a screen in the wi...
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Indiana lawmakers delay bill restricting COVID-19 mandatesNov 24, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor announced Wednesday he would extend the state's public health emergency for another month amid a stalled legislative proposal that...
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Cardinal helps hand out turkeys: 'Today we're making sure that nobody's excluded at the table of life'Nov 24, 2021 12:00 am - Cardinal Blase Cupich took a break from handing out turkey dinners at a South Side church Wednesday to reflect on the act of giving. "Giving thanks is something that rea...
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Bulls fall to NBA's worst team, 118-113Nov 24, 2021 12:00 am - HOUSTON - Danuel House Jr. had 18 points, Christian Wood added 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Houston Rockets ended their losing streak at 15, beating the Bulls 118-1...
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More than 186K Illinois kids ages 5 to 11 have received COVID vaccineNov 24, 2021 12:00 am - In the three weeks since officials authorized Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11, 186,569 Illinois kids in that cohort have received at least one d...
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Bodies of 2 women found inside idling car in East MolineNov 23, 2021 6:00 am - EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in the northwestern Illinois community of East Moline were investigating the deaths of two 18-year-old women whose bodies were disco...
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Ex-animal shelter chief pleads guilty to sex act with girlNov 23, 2021 6:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - The former director of a central Indiana animal shelters has pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with an underage girl. Philip H. Peckinpaugh, 36...
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Child is 6th death in Waukesha parade crash; suspect chargedNov 23, 2021 6:00 am - An 8-year-old boy became the sixth person to die Tuesday as a result of a man driving his SUV into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade, with a criminal complaint alleg...