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NIU won't require standardized test scores from applicantsJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - Students applying to Northern Illinois University for the fall 2021 or later will no longer need to submit standardized test scores, officials said. NIU will nix the use...
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Chicago police officer shot in West Garfield ParkJan 28, 2020 10:00 pm - A Chicago police officer was shot in the hand Wednesday afternoon while witnessing a shooting that wounded another man on the West Side. The injured officer was taken by...
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Community groups aim for 20% drop in Chicago gun violenceJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Several community organizations on Tuesday announced a plan to get guns off the streets of Chicago and reduce gun violence in the city by 20% this year. ...
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Court: 2 Indiana officers not liable in teen's custody deathJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled two Indianapolis police officers will not be held liable for the 2015 death of a black teenager who died in police cust...
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Central Illinois authorities report 3 dead in plane crashJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in a field southeast of Springfield, Illinois, authorities said Tuesday. The Sangamon County...
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Chicago church no longer hosts `World's Largest Block Party'Jan 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's Old St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church will no longer host its World's Largest Block Party, the church announced on its website Tuesday. The 3...
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Indiana Republicans aiming to force marijuana prosecutionsJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican legislators agitated with an Indianapolis prosecutor's refusal to press charges for possessing small amounts of marijuana are seeking to e...
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1 -year-old Chicago toddler shot in parents' gun struggleJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - A 1-year-old boy whose father claimed had been shot in the head by a gunman in the street was actually struck by a bullet as his parents struggled over a gun inside thei...
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Ex-Illinois lawmaker pleads guilty in red-light bribery caseJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois state senator pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting around a quarter of a million dollars in bribes in exchange for protecting t...
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Indiana measure looks to limit marriage for those under 18Jan 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers could make it more difficult for anyone younger than 18 to get married. The bill is advancing after a House committ...