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Republicans propose independent redistricting commissionMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans in the General Assembly have introduced a new bill that would hand over the process of drawing new legislative and congressional district maps ...
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State's 'Bridge Phase' stalls, but vaccine hunters find second doses closer to homeMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - While signs show that access to COVID-19 vaccines is getting easier in more parts of Illinois, state health officials Tuesday announced plans to indefinitely postpone th...
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League of Women Voters of Wheaton to host April 8 program on gerrymandering with Madeline DoubekMar 29, 2021 11:00 pm - Join the League of Women Voters of Wheaton and the Robert McCormick House at Cantigny Park for a virtual presentation on "Gerrymandering and Redistricting in Illinois." ...
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2nd juvenile bald eagle fatally shot in western IndianaMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - SHELBURN, Ind. (AP) - Indiana conservation officers are investigating the second shooting death of a juvenile bald eagle in western Indiana this year. Officers located t...
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5 killed in pair of wrong-way crashes on Chicago expresswayMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Five people were killed in separate, fiery wrong-way crashes on a Chicago expressway early Monday, state police said. The first crash along the Eisenhower...
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Bill curbing governor's emergency powers advances SenateMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Senate voted Monday to approve a proposal that would curb the governor's authority under the state emergency powers law following months ...
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Man pleads guilty in DNA-testing kickback schemeMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A fourth defendant pleaded guilty Monday in a fraud scheme involving kickbacks for genetic testing. The U.S. attorney's office in Newark, New Jersey...
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Chicago police move to end man's frequent mistaken detentionMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department has taken steps to end the 15-year ordeal of a man who alleges he has been detained more than 60 times on the belief he was ...
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2 men held on $2M bail in Chicago man's August slayingMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Two suburban Chicago men are being held on $2 million bail in the August killing of man who died after being shot inside a Waukegan motel. Darius K...
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Chicago police kill suspect during "armed confrontation"Mar 29, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago Police officer responding to a scene where gunfire had been detected fatally a shot a person early Monday in what the department called an 'œarm...