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Chicago mayor faces dashed hopes of her backersMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Lori Lightfoot had her work cut out for her when she became mayor of Chicago in 2019, running as a progressive Democrat and outsider who would bring big c...
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Illinois ranks 27th in percentage of residents fully vaccinatedMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - With 37.5% of residents listed as fully vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Illinois 27th among the 50 states. However, Illinois Depart...
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Slain officer's body escorted through central IllinoisMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - ECATUR, Ill. - A procession led by a hearse bearing the remains of slain police officer moved across central Illinois on Thursday, giving hundreds a chance to pay their ...
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New marijuana licensing bill heads to House floorMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill aimed at allowing more people from distressed communities to get into the lucrative recreational marijuana business is on its way to the House floor...
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State plans to pay off federal COVID loans earlyMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to a plan to repay the money Illinois borrowed from the Federal Re...
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Rittenhouse due to make in-person court appearance FridayMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teenager accused of murdering two people during the chaotic protests that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wi...
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Lightfoot confronts dashed hopes of her backersMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - Lori Lightfoot had her work cut out for her when she became mayor of Chicago in 2019, running as a progressive Democrat and outsider who would bring big change to City H...
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Chicago man guilty of raping hotel employee in Oak BrookMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting a female employee of the Oak Brook Hyatt House hotel in 2019, according to a news release from DuPage Coun...
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Auditor general's campaign committee violated election law, court findsMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The campaign committee of former state Rep. Frank Mautino, who is now the Illinois auditor general, violated state law when it spent campaign funds on gas ...
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Measure to supply menstrual products in all school bathrooms passes HouseMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would require schools to provide free menstrual hygiene products in all bathrooms for grades 4 through 12 passed the Illinois House and will no...