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August hearings set on Indiana election redistrictingJul 22, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Public hearings have been set Indiana's upcoming redrawing of congressional and legislative election districts, although no proposed new maps will be...
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Chicago party bus shooting wounds 8 amid rising gun violenceJul 22, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A drive-by shooting in Chicago wounded eight people who had been riding on a party bus, one of several shootings in the city that left at least three peop...
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Chicago schools requiring masks when schools reopen in fallJul 22, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday its students, teachers and staff will be required to wear masks indoors when they return to classrooms in August...
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Chicago cop sentenced for role in gambling ringJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a veteran Chicago police officer to 15 months in prison for his role in a large-scale, international gambling ring. Nicholas Stella...
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Pritzker signs bill allowing over-the-counter birth controlJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed a law allowing pharmacists to assess and prescribe hormonal birth control to patients, a move Pritzker and champions of the bill ca...
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Ex-housing authority director indicted for alleged fraudJul 21, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The former executive director of a northern Indiana city's housing authority has been indicted along with four others in a scheme that allegedly ...
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Indiana man, 78, dies after mower enters pond, traps himJul 21, 2021 7:00 am - FRANKFORT, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana man died in a lawn mowing accident that left him trapped beneath a riding lawn mower that entered a pond, police said. Harold Vi...
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Cedar Rapids police ID girl found dead in car with gunshotJul 21, 2021 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Police have identified a teenage girl found dead behind the wheel of a crashed vehicle in Cedar Rapids and suffering from a gunshot wound. The...
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Meat processor Deli Star to employ nearly 500 in St. LouisJul 21, 2021 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - An Illinois meat processor is planning to relocate to midtown St. Louis, bringing nearly 500 jobs to the area. Deli Star Corp., of Fayetteville, Illino...
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Lawsuit seeks return of Columbus statue to parkJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - An Italian-American organization has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Park District demanding the Christopher Columbus statue be returned to its pedestal at Arrigo Pa...