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Cook County deputy and boyfriend indictedSep 20, 2022 1:00 am - A Cook County sheriff's deputy and her boyfriend have been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug charges, officials announced Thursday. Bridgett Massey, 35, and Sean ...
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Steelworker dies after industrial accident at Indiana millSep 19, 2022 7:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - A steelworker who was injured last week in an industrial accident at a northwest Indiana steel mill has died at a Chicago hospital, officials s...
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US contractor freed by Taliban in swap for drug traffickerSep 19, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in th...
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What really happens when cash bail ends? Task force preparing, but amendments may comeSep 17, 2022 3:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, cash bail will be abolished in Illinois. The measure that will eliminate it has been on the books since early 2021, giving the jus...
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2 Chicago cops charged in shooting that wounded unarmed manSep 16, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago police officers face felony charges for allegedly shooting and seriously wounding an unarmed man during a July shootout on the city's southwes...
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this weekSep 16, 2022 7:00 am - A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media...
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Man convicted in hit-and-run that killed Indiana girl, 16Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) - A man has been convicted in the hit-and-run death of a 16-year-old Indiana high school student struck by his car last year as she prepared to board...
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Vice president urges Illinoisans to protect abortion rights at ballot boxSep 16, 2022 1:00 am - In a visit to Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday urged Democrats to fight for abortion rights at the ballot box, capping a polarizing week that included a n...
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About 190,000 of state's new COVID-19 booster shots already administeredSep 16, 2022 1:00 am - Nearly 200,000 doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting the highly contagious omicron subvariants have been administered throughout Illinois since becoming av...
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Police board votes to fire cop who shot unarmed manSep 15, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Police Board on Thursday voted unanimously to fire an officer who shot and killed an apparently unarmed man during a 2018 foot chase on the South Side. Offic...