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Deerfield Republican launches another campaign for attorney generalJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - International business attorney Steve Kim launched his second campaign for attorney general on Thursday, entering the Republican primary with a pledge to tackle corrupti...
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Van Dyke will be released from prison next monthJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke will leave prison next month after serving more than three years for the murder of Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke's release is se...
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COVID-19 new-case averages dip slightly for second day in a rowJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - For the second day, the seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases in Illinois dipped Friday, an encouraging sign after a week of high infection and hospitalization counts...
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Chicago students walk out of class in protestJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Several hundred students walked out of classes Friday to rally outside Chicago Public Schools downtown headquarters calling for additional COVID-19 safety measures durin...
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Two 14-year-old boys killed in separate shootings in ChicagoJan 13, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot on Chicago's South Side just hours after another boy the same age was shot and killed on the city's near West Side, pol...
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Indiana House Republicans pushing ahead on tax cut planJan 13, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana House Republicans are forging ahead with their push for broad business and individual tax cuts even with ongoing skepticism from other GOP le...
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GOP Indiana state senator eyes replacing HollingsworthJan 13, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A southern Indiana state senator who lost a race for Congress to Republican Rep. Trey Hollingsworth six years ago is looking to replace him in the se...
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Republicans call for hearings on DCFSJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Three Republican state House members called for hearings into the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday out of concerns for workers' safety, im...
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COVID-19 surge parks in-person driver's license services through Jan. 24Jan 13, 2022 12:00 am - As COVID-19 case counts spiral, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that offices and facilities will not reopen until Monday, Jan. 24. In late December, W...
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COVID-19 death rates rise but still below pre-vaccine levelsJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The daily average of Illinoisans dying from COVID-19 edged up in January compared to December but is still below highs seen in the first year of the pandemic. Most vulne...