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How the Great Chicago Fire shaped the suburbs 150 years agoOct 07, 2021 5:30 am - While the Great Chicago Fire scorched more than three square miles of the city 150 years ago Friday, its effect on the landscape was far wider. For some nearby towns lik...
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Security detail opened fire at carjacker outside Preckwinkle's home, but details remain sketchyOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A security detail exchanged gunfire with a carjacker outside the Hyde Park home of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle last week, but neither she nor other offi...
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Only one testifies at first congressional redistricting hearingOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - The process of redrawing congressional district maps in Illinois got off to a slow start Thursday when only one person showed up to testify at the first legislative publ...
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Illinois hospitals averaging 8.4% fewer COVID-19 patients than week agoOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials Thursday reported 1,676 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois, the fewest since Aug. 12. Of those hospitalized, 40...
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Game 2: Can White Sox get to Valdez? Giolito likes pitching at Minute Maid Park.Oct 07, 2021 1:00 am - By Mark Gonzales The White Sox have thrived against left-handed starters but will be challenged Friday against Framber Valdez in Game 2 of the American League division s...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers headed to Chicago's Soldier Field next AugustOct 06, 2021 11:00 pm - In what they're touting as their first U.S. stadium tour, the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be heading to Chicago's Soldier Field on Friday, Aug. 19. As part of the band's...
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Ex-Indiana lawmaker seeks 2022 challenge to GOP Rep. SpartzOct 06, 2021 7:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - A Democratic former Indiana state legislator is looking to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz in next year's election. Former state Rep...
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Crane collapse at Chicago station halts city train linesOct 06, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Several city train lines were halted Wednesday after a crane collapsed at a Chicago Transit Authority station on the city's North Side, according to autho...
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Indiana school bus struck, rolls over, during police pursuitOct 06, 2021 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A man who drove away from an attempted police traffic stop collided with a school bus, causing it to roll over as a northwest Indiana officer pursued h...
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Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sportsOct 06, 2021 7:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - One Wisconsin school district built a new football field. In Iowa, a high school weight room is getting a renovation. Another in Kentucky is repla...