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Bulls' postseason hopes dwindling as they fall to BucksApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton each scored 22 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks were good enough without Giannis Antetokounmpo to beat the Bulls 108-98 on Friday night. T...
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Chicago man pleads guilty, gets 12 years in prison, for attempted Downers Grove carjackingApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Friday morning to trying to hijack a vehicle in Downers Grove. Lamourice Shepherd, 22, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in exchange for t...
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Delivery service rules, limits on governor's authority over unions advanceApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate worked through a long list of bills Thursday as lawmakers prepared to enter the final stretch of the 2021 session. Those bills included...
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Securing $350 million in school funding crucial for Democrats in state budget talksApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban House Democrats are preparing to make education funding a sticking point as budget negotiations with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Senate heat up next week in Spri...
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Nearly 1.9 million fully vaccinated in April, 672 more COVID-19 deathsApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - April has been pivotal for Illinois' fight against COVID-19, accounting for almost half of those now considered to be fully vaccinated. Nearly 1.9 million Illinois resi...
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Chicago man convicted in death of Iowa woman from heroinApr 29, 2021 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A Chicago man who sold heroin to an Iowa woman who later died from the drug was convicted Thursday of drug-related charges, federal prosecutors...
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Questions and anger over Chicago's lack of foot chase policyApr 29, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department was well aware of how dangerous foot chases could be long before officers shot and killed two people who had run away from t...
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Oversight agency finds `deficiencies' in Chicago police raidApr 29, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's civilian police oversight agency announced Thursday it has completed a 16-month investigation into a wrongful 2019 raid during which a woman was...
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Chicago Daley family member indicted on federal tax chargesApr 29, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An alderman who is also the nephew and grandson of two former mayors of Chicago has been indicted on tax charges tied to a failed bank, federal prosecutor...
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Sheriff: Central Illinois inmate dies after Taser shocksApr 29, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois jail inmate has died after correctional officers shocked him with Tasers when he resisted health checks and attempts to handc...