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African snake found at suburban Chicago forest preserveOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A snake native to Africa has been removed from a suburban Chicago nature preserve after a visitor found the reptile coiled beneath her car. The ball...
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Police dog called a hero after taking bullet from Chicago murder suspectOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - A police dog is being called a "hero" for taking a bullet from a Chicago murder suspect who was then shot and wounded by Kenosha County sheriff's deputies Thursday morni...
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Pritzker touts job training program for electric vehicle industryOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - As part of his plan to boost the number of electric vehicles on the road, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced a training program for the manufacture and repair of t...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations at lowest level since early AugustOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials on Thursday reported 1,309 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized throughout Illinois. That's the fewest hospitalized with the respiratory disease si...
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Indiana GOP push against vaccine mandate faces hurdlesOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Some conservative Indiana lawmakers wanting to stymie President Joe Biden's planned COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers are facing skepti...
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Life in prison sought for man in Indiana dismemberment caseOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A man charged in the death and dismemberment of a northeastern Indiana man could face life in prison without parole if he's convicted in the slay...
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Ex Chicago-area gynecologist sentenced for abusing patientsOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) - A former Chicago-area obstetrician/gynecologist has been sentenced to three years in prison after admitting that he sexually abused two of his former...
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Indiana county's attorney faces meth-dealing chargesOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) - The attorney for an eastern Indiana county who once served as its top prosecutor has been charged with dealing methamphetamines. Martin R. Shield...
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Japan envoy pick Emanuel: Chicago teen shooting weighs heavyOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he did nothing improper but still fell short in his handling of the fatal police shooting of a Black t...
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R. Kelly's Chicago trial on federal sex charges set Aug. 1Oct 20, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges next year af...