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Two charged in death of man, 73, during Chicago carjackingJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two people have been charged with murder in the death of a 73-year-old Chicago man who suffered cardiac arrest after being struck in the head during an at...
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Chicago cop cited after pickup strikes, kills 9-year-oldJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An off-duty Chicago police officer has been issued a citation after the pickup truck he was driving struck and killed a 9-year-old riding his bicycle alon...
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Indiana restarts payment of federal unemployment benefitsJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana on Friday resumed making $300 federal unemployment payments to workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic after a court ordered it to do so...
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Today in HistoryJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Friday, July 16, the 197th day of 2021. There are 168 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 16, 1790, a site along th...
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Correction: Biden-Child Tax Credit storyJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story July 15, 2021, about the child tax credit, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Katie Strelka's child care costs run to $1,000 a w...
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Illinois has the 18th-highest jump in new cases in the nation this weekJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois recorded 67.2% more new COVID-19 cases this week than in the previous seven days, the 18th-highest weekly increase in the nation, according to figures updated F...
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Pritzker has 'no plans' for added COVID-19 mitigationsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state's approach for mitigating the virus' spread statewide and in schools. For school districts...
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Editorial: The indisputable link between violent crime and povertyJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - (Third in an editorial series) There are those among us who are old enough to remember President Lyndon Johnson declaring a War on Poverty in 1964. It was an ambitious i...
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Chicago man, 73, dies after struck in head during carjackingJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 73-year-old man suffered cardiac arrest after being struck in the head during an apparent carjacking in Chicago, and two people have been arrested, auth...
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Today in HistoryJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, July 15, the 196th day of 2021. There are 169 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 15, 1834, the Spanish I...