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After 5 years, Obamas break ground on Presidential Center in ChicagoSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - CHICAGO - After five years of legal battles, gentrification concerns and a federal review, Barack and Michelle Obama dug shovels into the ground Tuesday during a celebra...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue decline from recent peakSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Hospitalizations from COVID-19 are down 20% from the peak of the state's most recent surge in patients. Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported Tuesday t...
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Man who brought massive gambling ring to Illinois State University avoids prisonSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - The youngest person charged in connection with a massive international gambling ring, who was accused by the feds of running a "significant bookmaking operation" at Illi...
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Critics say Indiana redistricting dilutes minority influenceSep 27, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Critics on Monday assailed the proposed new Indiana congressional and legislative districts as rigged in favor of Republicans, alleging they dilute t...
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R. Kelly's life, from troubled talent to trafficking trialSep 27, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - R. Kelly has long faced and denied allegations of lurid behavior and sex abuse. A jury has now found him guilty of sex trafficking in a federal trial in ...
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What Illinois' green energy law means for electric car buyersSep 27, 2021 5:30 am - There's a lot to unpack in Illinois' new 956-page clean energy program, including $4,000 rebates for electric vehicles, subsidies for charging stations and ... some ambi...
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Nursing home staffs continue to lag residents for COVID-19 vaccinationsSep 27, 2021 1:00 am - An expected COVID-19 vaccination pep talk by President Joe Biden Wednesday in Chicago coincides with average shot tallies in Illinois flattening despite mandates and bro...
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Former Chicago alderman admits to fraudSep 27, 2021 1:00 am - Former Chicago Alderman Ricardo Muñoz pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and money laundering, admitting he took nearly $38,000 from the Chicago Progressive Reform Cauc...
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Deadly counterfeit pills now 'everywhere' in Chicago, DEA saysSep 27, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago's drug addiction epidemic has taken a dangerous new turn, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration is warning, with skyrocketing sales of counterfeit prescrip...
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Bloomington family channels activism after rare diagnosisSep 26, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The animals at J.R. Equestrian in LeRoy know that Axel Riordan is different. They knew his mother first because she works at the facility, but ...