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Pardoned fire chief now also a police officerApr 13, 2022 1:00 am - Jerame Simmons spent nearly 24 years as a felon after pleading guilty to arson in 1999 until a 2021 pardon cleared that record and allowed him to head the department tha...
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Hub Arkush's NFL draft preview Take your pick with loads of talent at edge rusherApr 13, 2022 1:00 am - Forgive the hyperbole, but this could prove to be one of the best classes of pass rushers ever and is clearly the deepest position in this draft. Aidan Hutchinson seems ...
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Tarantino expected in Chicago next month to film crime dramaApr 13, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago film industry has a big fish on the line. Hollywood heavyweight Quentin Tarantino is expected to unfold his directing chair here next month, a Chicago film i...
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INDOT selects preferred route of planned Mid-States CorridorApr 12, 2022 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - State officials have chosen the preferred route of a proposed highway that would run from the Ohio River to Interstate 69, linking small southern...
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Man who shot Chicago police officers sentenced to 31 yearsApr 12, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A convicted felon who pleaded guilty to charges that he opened fire on police in 2020, wounding three officers, was sentenced Monday to 31 years in prison...
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GOP rivals crowd field for open Indiana congressional seatApr 12, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Trucking company owner Mike Sodrel poured more than $1 million into his first campaign for a southern Indiana congressional seat nearly two decades a...
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1 dead, 2 others hurt in Chicago porch collapse: Fire DeptApr 12, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One man died and two others suffered serious to critical injuries after a porch collapsed Tuesday at a home on Chicago's West Side, authorities said. Fire...
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50/50 raffle at Sox opener to boost humanitarian efforts in UkraineApr 12, 2022 5:30 am - The Chicago White Sox's first 2022 home game is going to be slightly different — at least with its Opening Day Sox Split 50/50 raffle. Instead of aiding Chicago-area non...
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Illinois Democrats join Biden in taking aim at 'ghost guns'Apr 12, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois is poised to become the first state in the Midwest to ban "ghost guns," as Democrats respond to election-year pressure to curb violent crime and President Joe B...
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Former Chicago alderman's secret deal with feds made publicApr 12, 2022 1:00 am - The secret deal that former Alderman Danny Solis truck more than three years ago with federal prosecutors is now a public document. A four-page deal known as a deferred-...