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Report says AJ's death 'emblematic' of DCFS failuresJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' watchdog called 5-year-old AJ Freund's murder in April "emblematic of DCFS's failure to look beyond the current ...
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Hobart man gets 65 years for female co-worker's slayingJan 02, 2020 6:00 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana judge sentenced a man to the maximum 65 years in prison Thursday for fatally stabbing a female bartender at the tavern whe...
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Motorist dies after exchanging gunfire with Chicago PoliceJan 02, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who got out of his car after a traffic stop and exchanged gunfire with Chicago Police officers is believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot ...
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2 toddlers dead in Chicago after stabbing, high-rise plungeJan 02, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two toddlers died early Thursday in Chicago after a woman believed to be their mother stabbed a 70-year-old man, left one of the children in a bathtub and...
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Blagojevich writes that today's Democrats would have impeached LincolnJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Knowing his best chance at freedom still lies in the hands of President Donald Trump, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has argued in a new column that Democrats in the U.S. H...
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Accused U of Illinois law professor won't return to teachingJan 01, 2020 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A University of Illinois College of Law professor accused of sexual harassment will not be returning to teaching at the university. Jay Kesan was ...
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Indiana nears 20 baby boxes for surrendering newbornsJan 01, 2020 6:00 am - COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (AP) - Baby boxes that allow people to anonymously leave newborns at firehouses have been added in two more Indiana cities, giving the state nearly 2...
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Illinois woman deemed unfit for trial in attack on officersJan 01, 2020 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman who allegedly attacked two police officers, leaving one with a broken arm, has been found unfit to stand trial. A Champaign ...
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2 charged in man's fatal beating in forest face joint trialJan 01, 2020 6:00 am - PERU, Ind (AP) - Two men accused of beating a man to death with a pipe in a northern Indiana forest are facing a joint trial in April. A Miami County judge recently sche...
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2 dead, 2 critical after SUV enters northern Indiana pondJan 01, 2020 6:00 am - MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - Two people drowned and two others were left hospitalized in critical condition after an SUV plunged into a northern Indiana pond, authorities said...