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Minnesota man arrested in 49-year-old Chicago-area slayingJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A 76-year-old Minnesota man has been arrested in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old suburban Chicago girl nearly half a century ago, authorities...
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Chicago's Lake Shore Drive the site of another shootingJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 15-year-old girl was critically injured when she was shot on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park late Thursday night - at least the third shootin...
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Indiana man gets 60 years in woman's 2019 torture-slayingJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty for his role in the 2019 torture-slaying of a woman whose body ...
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Obama: Presidential center will promote Chicago's South sideJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Barack Obama continued a push to build support for his presidential center on Chicago's lakefront on Friday, urging business leaders in the city to get in...
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Indiana seeks $620K after audit finds students not onlineJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - State education officials want a northern Indiana school district to repay more than $620,000 after an audit found it claimed money for dozens of...
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Chicago's police chief announces new community policing planJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's police superintendent announced Friday that all facets of the department - from patrol officers to executive staff - will be more engaged with t...
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Hiker dies after fall at North Carolina gorgeJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - MARION, N.C. (AP) - A hiker from Illinois is dead after a fall at Linville Gorge in the western North Carolina mountains, according to local officials. News outlets rep...
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'A step in the right direction': Cops back changes in justice reform billJun 04, 2021 5:30 am - Suburban police leaders still aren't thrilled with the sweeping criminal justice reform bill signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in February, but they're feeling bette...
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Masks anymore? Pritzker sets reopening guidelines as COVID-19 cases continue declineJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - As business owners throughout Illinois prepare to return to full operational capacity next week, the state's latest metrics for new COVID-19 cases continue to show steep...
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Pritzker flips on map promise, signs Democrats' versionJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed a law establishing legislative district maps to govern elections for the next 10 years after promising as a candidate t...