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Chicago agency probes officer's encounter with Black womanAug 30, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's police oversight agency is investigating a white officer's struggle with a Black woman who was walking her dog in a lakefront park, an encounter...
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Valparaiso U. dropping Confucius Institute amid criticismAug 30, 2021 7:00 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - Valparaiso University, citing criticism and the potential loss of federal money, said it will close a program that promotes Chinese music. The Co...
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License plate cameras in use on Chicago-area highwaysAug 30, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - State police have begun installing license plate cameras on Chicago-area expressways to try to solve shootings. Attacks have been rising, with more than 1...
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Energy bill could see a vote Tuesday in SpringfieldAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on Tuesday for what is scheduled as a one-day special session to reconsider the legislative redistricting plan they...
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Weekend COVID-19 hospitalizations stable, 38 more deaths reportedAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations were relatively stable over the weekend with 2,203 inpatients Monday, down slightly from 2,240 patients three days ago. Of those hospitalized w...
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Students will be able to take excused mental health days beginning in JanuaryAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - Students in Illinois schools will be able to take up to five excused mental or behavioral health days beginning in January. State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, an Aurora Democ...
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Governor sends ethics bill back to lawmakersAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An ethics bill that was hotly debated during the spring legislative session is headed back to the General Assembly with a request for a technical change, b...
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Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quitsAug 29, 2021 7:00 am - A Nevada school board member said he had thoughts of suicide before stepping down amid threats and harassment. In Virginia, a board member resigned over what she saw as ...
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After census, citizens panels seek sway in redistrictingAug 29, 2021 7:00 am - The Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission held numerous public hearings. It produced a report prioritizing redistricting criteria. Soon, the bipartisan panel will ca...
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Indianapolis Symphony sets fall concert series virus rulesAug 29, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Patrons attending the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's fall concert series will have to show proof that they're vaccinated against COVID-19, althoug...