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Chicago-area priest back under scrutiny for possible abuseSep 16, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago priest cleared last week of of allegations he sexually abused children 25 years ago is back under scrutiny because new information has...
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US faith leaders recall Sikh's bias killing post Sept. 11Sep 16, 2021 7:00 am - MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Sikh businessman Balbir Singh Sodhi was helping plant a flower bed at his Arizona gas station when he was shot dead by a man seeking to avenge 9/11. M...
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Indiana redistricting plan criticized as aiding RepublicansSep 16, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republicans will keep greater control of Indiana's Legislature than merited by the number of votes they receive, according to a political analyst who...
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As FDA ponders booster shots, Illinois shows a huge gap in vaccination ratesSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - As U.S. Food and Drug Administration experts debate offering a third Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine shot to bolster immunity against COVID-19, Illinois presents a steep contras...
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Journalist turned politician hopes to eliminate Illinois' news desertsSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - A former television journalist who has spent the last decade as an Illinois state senator is hoping a newly created Local Journalism Task Force will help find a way to r...
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Rittenhouse hearing to decide on evidence allowed at trialSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - A judge is expected to decide Friday whether jurors at the trial of an Antioch teen accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a police bruta...
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Bloomington panel backs Black family's name for Jordan AveSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Bloomington's Plan Commission has endorsed renaming the city's portion of Jordan Avenue after a Black family that rose to prominence after escap...
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Timeline of events in Dennis Hastert's life and careerSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was for years known primarily for rising from political obscurity in rural Illinois to spending eight years in th...
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Ex-House Speaker settles child sexual abuse payments suitSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday ove...
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AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDTSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners,...