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Senior member of Chicago City Council accused of corruptionJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Another member of Chicago's City Council is facing corruption charges, the U.S. attorney's office announced Thursday. Alderman Carrie Austin and her chief...
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Governor extends Indiana's COVID-19 emergency through JulyJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's COVID-19 precautions further eased Thursday under new executive orders issued by the governor, even as he cited worries about the state's l...
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Judge blocks new Indiana law aimed at teachers unionsJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Part of a new Indiana law requiring teachers to renew requests every year for automatic paycheck deduction of union dues has been temporarily blocked...
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New COVID-19 case count inches up in IllinoisJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 are trending upward, a review of data in the three weeks after Illinois lifted most pandemic restrictions indicates. Daily COVID-19 infections reac...
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Appeal seeks to let Indiana quit federal jobless programsJun 30, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Attorneys for the state argue that Indiana's economic recovery will 'œsuffer irreparable harm'ť unless an appeals court overturns a judge's order tha...
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Father of drowned brothers receives 16-year prison sentenceJun 30, 2021 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A 16-year prison sentence was handed Wednesday to a northwest Indiana man who pleaded guilty to two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting i...
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Indiana social services agency leader leaving for new jobJun 30, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The head of Indiana's state health care and social services agency is leaving the position after more than four years and will be replaced by a top d...
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College athletes can be paid for name and likeness in Illinois starting ThursdayJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers, collegiate athletes and athletic directors from some of the state's most prominent universities on Tuesday hailed the governor's signing of a bi...
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All six counties surpassing Biden 70% goal for COVID-19 shotsJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - All six counties in the Chicago region are surpassing President Joe Biden's goal for 70% of American adults to have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot before Ju...
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Copper scores 17 as Sky beat Wings 91-81Jun 30, 2021 1:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas - Kahleah Copper scored 17 points to lead seven Chicago players scoring in double figures and the Sky beat the Dallas Wings 91-81 on Wednesday night. C...