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Federal court throws out June legislative maps, declines to send issue to bipartisan commissionOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - A three-judge federal court panel in Chicago ruled Tuesday that the legislative redistricting plan that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law in June - before official 2020...
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Pritzker aims for holidays to drop indoor mask mandateOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he'd like to rescind Illinois' indoor mask mandate in time for the holidays, but he stopped short of saying what metrics needed to be hit in orde...
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'Amazing role models': Fans from the suburbs praise Sky for their WNBA title and moreOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - Antioch residents Mary Jordan and her husband, Alan Hakey, weren't sure they would make the Chicago Sky's WNBA championship celebration Tuesday, wondering whether they'd...
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Chicago police lag in reporting vaccine status in city fightOct 18, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Roughly 65% of Chicago Police Department employees have complied with a city requirement to report their COVID-19 vaccination status, lagging far behind o...
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Former Chicago college student convicted of terrorism chargeOct 18, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago college student was convicted Monday of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Thomas Osadzinski, 22, design...
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Jewelry merchants robbed by masked men in suburban ChicagoOct 18, 2021 7:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Some jewelry merchants have been robbed following a private showing in suburban Chicago. The merchants were leaving the showing at a hotel late S...
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Chicago officer shot in face on north side, suspect arrestedOct 18, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening after being shot in the face Monday afternoon, authorities said. The office...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Bill Kurtis, Harry Caray, Wheeling bank robbery and moreOct 18, 2021 4:00 am - See Daily Herald images of Bill Kurtis, Harry Caray, a Wheeling bank robbery, ad draft protest and more in our latest "Through the Film Magnifier" gallery. ...
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Pritzker extends deadline again for state workers to get COVID-19 shots; fourth deal with unions struckOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - State workers in congregate settings, such as prisons and veterans' homes, now have until Oct. 26 to get their first COVID-19 vaccination after Gov. J.B. Pritzker extend...
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COVID-19 has killed 1 of every 500 Illinois residentsOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 has now killed one in every 500 of Illinois' 12.7 million residents. The state surpassed that grim milestone recently as deaths from the virus now stand at 25,4...