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3 auxiliary bishops named in Chicago ArchdioceseSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago: Bishops-elect Kevin M. Birmingham, Jeffrey S. Grob and ...
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DuPage County trips virus warning as officials probe graduation party, youth sportsSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 in Illinois surpassed 2,000 Friday for the first time since Saturday, reaching 2,145, with 32 people dying from the respiratory disease, officials ...
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Stafford, Lions will be first test for Bears secondarySep 11, 2020 1:00 am - It doesn't seem real for Bears safety Tashaun Gipson. He has a chance to play with a top-tier defense. Then there's the fact that the NFL is playing football at all righ...
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Toddler apparently drowns in his family's swimming poolSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois toddler apparently drowned in his family's swimming pool after he awoke while sleeping in a room with his mother, wandered ou...
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AP SportlightSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - Sept. 11 1886 - The Mayflower defends the America's Cup by beating Britain's Galatea in two straight heats. 1926 - The United States captures the Davis Cup for the seven...
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Democrat gains GOP backer in Indiana attorney general raceSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's Republican state schools superintendent is crossing party lines again to endorse the Democratic state attorney general candidate. ...
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Wisconsin court sets up possible delay in absentee mailingSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a halt in the mailing of absentee ballots until it gives the go-ahead or mak...
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In a year of restrictions, virus changes Sept. 11, tooSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a year when the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped countless American rituals, even the commemoration of 9/11 could not escape unchanged. The 19th anni...
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Man charged with kidnapping, robbery of Chicago law studentsSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man with a criminal background was ordered held without bond Thursday for the alleged kidnapping of two University of Chicago law students from their ap...
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Chicago police: Man held hostage after armed robbery attemptSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police and firefighters converged on an apartment building Thursday in the city's South Loop where an attempted armed robbery turned into a hostag...