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Pritzker debt-reduction approved as watchdog praises planMar 24, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A respected tax and budget watchdog on Thursday praised Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal for cautious spending and paying bills just hours ...
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Gary man charged in 2018 triple killing found dead in cellMar 24, 2022 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - Northwest Indiana authorities are investigating after a Gary man charged earlier this year in a 2018 triple homicide was found dead in his jail ...
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Indianapolis receiving $9.4 million for homelessness effortsMar 24, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis will receive $9.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for its efforts to fight homelessness that prioritiz...
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Chicago council OKs $1.7M settlement in civil rights suitMar 24, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago City Council has voted to pay nearly $1.7 million to five people, including a Black woman who said police dragged her from a car by her hair a...
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Motorists flock to Chicago area gas stations for free fuelMar 24, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Long lines of cars stretched for blocks near Chicago-area gas stations on Thursday, signaling that a businessman who has made repeated runs for local and ...
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Stabbing Westward's new album takes listeners back to the band's glory daysMar 24, 2022 6:00 am - Two decades after releasing its last LP, Illinois industrial band Stabbing Westward is back in musical rotation with the new release, “Chasing Ghosts.” The first LP sin...
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Arkush: Which remaining free agents make sense for Bears?Mar 24, 2022 1:00 am - I know I'm the one that keeps preaching patience, but it's hard not to get just a bit frustrated with general manager Ryan Poles' approach to his first free-agency perio...
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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 ...