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Peeping worker charged with recording suburban Chicago womenMay 14, 2020 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago construction worker allegedly filmed and photographed three young women while they showered, authorities said. Jose Gaspar, 45, w...
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Obamas, Oprah join Chicago project reading to kids onlineMay 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Barack and Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have joined the ranks of famous Chicagoans who are reading children's books in videos posted online by the Chi...
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Chicago, suburbs hit testing milestone, on track to easing stay-at-home restrictionsMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago and the suburbs appear on track to meet standards allowing the region by May 29 to relax the stay-at-home restrictions enacted to prevent the spread of COVID-19,...
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Nearly 73,000 more file for unemployment in IllinoisMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. saw nearly 3 million more unemployment claims the week ending May 9, including 72,993 in Illinois, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The...
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Wisconsin governor warns of 'massive confusion' after rulingMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers warned Thursday of "massive confusion" after the the state Supreme Court tossed out the Democrat's stay-at-home order and Repub...
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Illinois coroner blames overdose spike in part on virusMay 13, 2020 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - There has been a spike in opioid overdose deaths in a northern Illinois county in recent weeks and it could be because of increased isolation due to...
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Man refused service for no mask assaults store clerkMay 13, 2020 7:00 am - MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - A man denied service for not wearing a mask assaulted convenience store clerk in northern Indiana, police said. The assault occurred Wednesday mor...
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General Assembly to take up work May 20 in SpringfieldMay 13, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly will return to Springfield for three days next week to take up a spring session workload long delayed by the coron...
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Coroner: French bulldog fatally mauls suburban Chicago womanMay 13, 2020 7:00 am - INGLESIDE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman who recently adopted a French bulldog that had been bred to fight was fatally mauled by the dog over the weekend, a coron...
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Indiana absentee ballot requests 5 times the total in 2016May 13, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - About 275,000 Indiana residents have requested absentee ballots for the June 2 primary election, more than five times the total who voted absentee in...