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Chicago police halt controversial merit promotion systemDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's interim police superintendent is discontinuing a so-called merit promotion system that rank-and-file cops have long complained rewards officers ...
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Father, girlfriend charged in fatal beating of his son, 9Dec 11, 2019 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - A northwestern Illinois father and his girlfriend were charged in connection with the fatal beating of his 9-year-old son, authorities said Tuesday...
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Pence traveling to Indiana for private event with governorDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence is planning a trip to Indianapolis for a private campaign event for Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. The vice president's office ...
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Irony? Chicago salt truck slides on ice into Lake MichiganDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago Park District workers escaped without serious injury after the salt truck they were navigating along an icy lakefront bike path slid into Lake...
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Correction: Illinois-School Timeout Rooms storyDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - In a story Dec. 10, 2019, about proposed Illinois rules for school timeout rooms, The Associated Press erroneously reported that prone restraint...
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Indiana county might ease up on marijuana possessionDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana county near Michigan and Illinois is proposing to ease the penalties for marijuana possession after the neighboring state...
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Chicago prosecutor to vacate 1,000 marijuana convictionsDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The top prosecutor in Illinois' largest county on Wednesday filed motions to vacate more than 1,000 low-level marijuana convictions, kicking off the proce...
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Driver choking on pizza leads to I-70 backup for hoursDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) - A semitrailer driver choking on a piece of pizza triggered a chain of events that left Interstate 70 clogged for more than three hours in eastern...
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Jail, probation for man who caused Aurora casino bomb scare, evacuationDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - A 30-year-old Chicago man convicted of causing a bomb scare that forced the evacuation of Aurora's Hollywood Casino in February was sentenced Wednesday to two years of p...
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Knights blast Hawks, de Haan leaves game with injuryDec 10, 2019 6:47 am - LAS VEGAS - Already without Duncan Keith, the last thing the Blackhawks needed to see was another defenseman going down to injury. But that's exactly what happened durin...