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High waves wash out Chicago beaches as Lake Michigan reopensMay 28, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Beaches in Chicago were washed out by high waves Friday on the first day the city was to reopen Lake Michigan to swimming since summer 2019. Waves reached...
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Purdue plans vaccine cash drawing as IU faces policy criticsMay 28, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - While Indiana University faces political backlash over its plans to require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for all students and employees, Purdue Uni...
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Evansville woman pleads guilty to absentee ballot chargeMay 28, 2021 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - An Evansville woman has pleaded guilty to illegally mailing hundreds of absentee voter applications before the 2020 Indiana primary election. Jan...
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Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, '2nd-rate imitations'May 28, 2021 7:00 am - Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former p...
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Illinois daily COVID-19 cases average fewer than 1,000 for first time since last summerMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is averaging fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day for the first time since last July, according to figures released Friday by state health officials. Th...
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Madigan's former chief of staff pleads not guilty to perjuryMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - The longtime chief of staff to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pleaded not guilty Friday to lying under oath to a federal grand jury that was investigating...
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Dems say court remap reflects population shifts, but GOP calls it power grabMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Partisan outrage over new proposed district lines for the Illinois Supreme Court was on full display Friday in the General Assembly. The House passed the c...
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Suburban Republicans say Democrats' new Supreme Court map is 'manipulation' effortMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban House Republicans had harsh criticisms for the Democrats' proposed Supreme Court district map on Friday, calling it a "manipulation" designed to weaken GOP pres...
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New law allows plaintiffs to collect pretrial interest in wrongful-death, personal injury casesMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday allowing for plaintiffs to collect pretrial interest on money awarded in some lawsuits, after vetoing a previo...
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Workers rally for Climate Union Jobs ActMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Hundreds of union workers joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Friday in front of the Illinois Capitol in support of the state's nuclear power industry T...