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Brother of North Chicago boy found dead in Gary last month seeks to defend himselfFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - The brother of Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy whose body was found in Gary, Indiana, is seeking to represent himself in the case against him. Damari's ol...
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Focus on expressway shootings after 2021 spike results in 20 arrestsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Charges include first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated fleeing and eluding. The crackdown began Oct. 1, 2021, after an u...
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Hub Arkush: With limited draft capital, Bears must look to free agency to improveFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - It is time for the Bears to turn their full attention to their roster now that Matt Eberflus' staff of assistant coaches is nearing completion. With the Senior Bowl in t...
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Bears hire Hightower as special teams coordinator, 2 more coachesFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - The Bears have poached special teams coordinator Richard Hightower away from the San Francisco 49ers to fill the same role in Chicago. Hightower, 41, previously served a...
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School mask decision by judge 'cultivates chaos,' Pritzker saysFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker Monday blasted a downstate judge's order temporarily lifting face mask restrictions at numerous school districts as sowing "chaos" amid the COVID-19 p...
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Pritzker, Raoul address surge in expressway shootings, organized retail theftsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two of the state's top officials each held news conferences Monday morning to outline responses to a surge in expressway shootings and organized retail the...
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Illinois teacher aims for stars in research programFeb 06, 2022 6:00 am - DOWNS, Ill. (AP) - There is something about NASA and astronomy that draws students in, Tri-Valley High School teacher Jeff Benter said. Their interest in turn drives his...
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Supply chain woes delay work on historic SW Indiana theaterFeb 06, 2022 6:00 am - VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - The completion of restoration work on the exterior of a century-old southwestern Indiana theater where comic Red Skelton got his start has been de...
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Nucor spending $290M to boost Indiana steel mill productionFeb 06, 2022 6:00 am - CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Nucor Corp. is planning a $290 project to expand production at a steel sheet mill in western Indiana. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based com...
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Indiana couple donates cotton bags to help cut plastic useFeb 06, 2022 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - For many shoppers, putting produce into plastic film bags at the grocery store is a given, but plastic film is not acceptable for curbside recyc...