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Lawmakers vote to direct $2.7 billion toward $4.5 billion unemployment deficitMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a measure to allocate $2.7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay down more than half of the state'...
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First Asian American woman nominated for Chicago councilMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - An emotional Mayor Lori Lightfoot made political history on Thursday by appointing the first Asian American woman to serve on the Chicago City Council. If the city counc...
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State Supreme Court: Officials sometimes can use campaign funds for defenseMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that elected public officials and their campaign committees may, in limited circumstances, use campaign funds to ...
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OL Ryan Bates to sign offer sheet from Bears, per reportsMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - Buffalo Bills restricted free agent offensive lineman Ryan Bates plans to sign an offer sheet with the Bears, according to multiple reports. As a restricted free agent, ...
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Jury awards $742,500 to family of man shot by Chicago policeMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - A jury has found two former Chicago police officers and the city partially liable for the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old father during a mental health crisis in 2014. ...
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Southern Illinois nurse pleads guilty to reckless conductMar 23, 2022 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois nurse has been sentenced to a year of probation for not administering lifesaving measures to a nursing home resident nearly...
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Tuesday Sports in BriefMar 23, 2022 7:00 am - TENNIS BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Ash Barty surprisingly retired from tennis at age 25 while ranked No. 1 and less than two months after winning the Australian Open for ...
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Northern Indiana man charged in connection with Capitol riotMar 23, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A northern Indiana man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Jeffrey Munger, 55, o...
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Teachers in suburban Chicago school district ending strikeMar 23, 2022 7:00 am - FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) - Classes are due to resume Monday for more than 4,000 students in a suburban Chicago school district after striking teachers reached agreement on...
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Holcomb directs flags be flown at half-staff for AlbrightMar 23, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb directed flags at state properties be flown at half-staff Wednesday to honor the life and legacy of former Secretary of Sta...