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Indiana House backs GOP bill tightening mail-in voting rulesFeb 01, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana House approved along party lines Monday a Republican-backed proposal that would require voters who request mail-in ballots to swear under...
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Grand Rapids picks Chicago cop as next police chiefFeb 01, 2022 6:00 am - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The next police chief in Michigan's second-largest city is coming from Chicago. Eric Winstrom, a commander in the Chicago Police Department, h...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. ESTFeb 01, 2022 6:00 am - Russia, US exchange accusations over Ukraine at UN UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia accused the West on Monday of 'œwhipping up tensions'ť over Ukraine and said the U.S. had...
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Indiana Senate backs allowing usurping of county prosecutorsFeb 01, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Senate Republicans have again endorsed a proposal that would empower the state attorney general to seek appointment of special prosecutors to...
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Teaching Black history: How educators in Illinois say it needs to evolve beyond the key figuresFeb 01, 2022 4:00 am - As Black History Month begins today, some suburban educators say it's time for Black history education to evolve beyond focusing on slavery, the Civil War and notable Af...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier Gallery: Marshmallow contest, Batman, pet training, Marty Feldman and moreFeb 01, 2022 1:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald images of dog training, comedian Marty Feldman, a marshmallow eating contest, Batman and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery. ...
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Bills to address teacher shortages advanceFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two bills aimed at relieving the state's teacher shortage, at least in the short term, advanced out of a Senate committee Tuesday. The Senate Education Com...
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Lyric 2022-23 season includes two world premieres plus 'Carmen' and 'Ernani' revivalsFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2022-23 season features two world premieres, three new-to-Chicago imports and three revivals. The Lyric's previous tradition of producing a ...
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Hate crime charges filed against Niles man accused of painting swastikas at synagogue, schoolFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Hate crime charges have been filed against a Niles man accused of spray-painting yellow swastikas on a synagogue and on the grounds of a Jewish high school in Rogers Par...
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NAACP urges federal charges against Van DykeFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - The NAACP on Tuesday urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against the white Chicago police officer who fatally shot Black teenage...