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Off-duty Chicago officer killed as SUV leaves road, crashesMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - An off-duty Chicago police officer who was killed when the SUV he was driving slammed into a power pole early Monday was fleeing from poli...
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Indiana casino's next owner expects to retain 700 employeesMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - ELIZABETH, Ind. (AP) - The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians plans to retain all 700-plus employees at a southern Indiana casino if state regulators approve its ownership...
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Images:Through the Film Magnifier: Bobby Hull, Peter O'Toole, Ted Nugent, aerobics classes for kids and moreMay 17, 2021 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of Bobby Hull, Peter O'Toole, Pit 'n Pub bartender, Roselle Fest, player pianos and more in our latest "Through the Film Magnifier" galle...
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Police: Off-duty Chicago cop fled traffic stop before fatal Arlington Heights crashMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - An off-duty Chicago police officer was killed early Monday morning when a speeding SUV he was driving struck a utility pole then plowed into the backyard of an Arlington...
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GOP says Democrats' ethics bill doesn't go far enoughMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate is gearing up for a debate over a package of ethics reforms, possibly as early as this week, that Republicans say doesn't go far enough...
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COVID-19 update: 32,253 more shots, 6 more dead, 946 new casesMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 dropped to 946 Monday, the fewest since mid-March, with six more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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Pritzker rescinding mask rule for fully vaccinated residentsMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is aligning its mask rules to reflect recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control guidelines that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 don't need face c...
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State will phase out eviction moratorium, expand grants for rentersMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday the state will "phase out" its moratorium on pandemic-related evictions by August and launched a new program to provide assistance to...
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DNR: Dead swans at NW Indiana lake died from parasitic wormsMay 16, 2021 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - Wild swans found dead last winter along a lake that straddles the Indiana-Illinois border succumbed to infections caused by parasitic worms, Indiana...
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New signs in Gary direct people to Jackson 5's former homeMay 16, 2021 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - Crews have installed signs in northwest Indiana directing motorists to the small house in Gary that Michael Jackson and his siblings called home before...