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GOP reintroduces crime reduction packageFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Senate Republicans unveiled an updated package of crime bills this week that they say will help curb violent crime and provide a morale boost to law enforc...
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Ex-Chicago officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prisonFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke left prison on Thursday after serving less than half of his nearly seven-year sentence for killing Black teenager Laquan McD...
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Indiana attorney general billing Texas trip to taxpayersFeb 02, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita took a state-paid trip to the U.S-Mexican border last week and attended a Donald Trump rally along the way. Roki...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. ESTFeb 02, 2022 6:00 am - Biden orders forces to Europe amid stalled Ukraine talks WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is ordering 2,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland and Germany and shifting 1,0...
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Indiana man gets 55 years in death of victim found in forestFeb 02, 2022 6:00 am - PERU, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 55 years for the 2018 slaying of a man who was found beaten to death with a pipe in a state forest. A Miam...
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Fire sweeps northern Indiana barn, killing dozens of cattleFeb 02, 2022 6:00 am - WAKARUSA, Ind. (AP) - A fire that swept a northern Indiana barn, killing up to about 90 cattle, may have been started by machinery parked inside the building, officials ...
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Blackhawks owner angrily brushes off Kyle Beach talk, then apologizesFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz apologized Wednesday night after he angrily rejected any conversation connected to the franchise's response when a player said he wa...
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New charges filed against mother, brother of North Chicago boy found dead in Gary last monthFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - New murder charges were filed Wednesday against the mother and brother of Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy whose body was found in Gary, Indiana, after he ...
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Suburban lawmakers divided over long-term impact of governor's planFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - The response from suburban legislators to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's address Wednesday split mostly on party lines over whether the plans he outlined offered true solutions to...
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Suburban COVID-19 case positivity rate drops below 6%Feb 02, 2022 12:00 am - The collective seven-day case positivity rate for the suburbs has dropped below 6% for the first time since mid-December 2021. That metric is down from 12.1% a week ago,...