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Lower scores, high absenteeism, more teachers: A first look at how pandemic affected state's studentsOct 29, 2021 9:30 am - Preliminary state data released today confirms what many educators and parents predicted about the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 school year, but it's not without hopeful si...
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Illinois man arrested in killing outside Davenport clubOct 29, 2021 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois man has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a man outside a Davenport strip club earlier this month. Lance Johnson, 28, of...
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Indiana girl, 3, ingests fentanyl, dies; 2 other kids illOct 29, 2021 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A 3-year-old southwestern Indiana girl died after ingesting fentanyl and two other children in the same home were hospitalized with apparent opio...
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Indiana abortion reporting law takes effect after 3 yearsOct 29, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Indiana officials to start enforcing a law requiring reports from doctors if they treat women for com...
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Indiana man who alleged self-defense guilty in wife's deathOct 29, 2021 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A northeastern Indiana man has been convicted in the March slaying of his wife, who he claimed he shot after she threw a knife at him. An Allen ...
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Man charged in fatal shooting of 'good Samaritan' in ChicagoOct 29, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 22-year-old Chicago man who was fighting with his girlfriend has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a bystander who asked th...
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Chicago dealt five bids for long-sought casinoOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Chicago casino game will be five-card draw. Lightfoot's office on Friday announced the city received five proposals from a total of four developme...
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COVID-19 booster shots surpass 667,000, daily infection averages slide in OctoberOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - More than 667,000 COVID-19 booster shots have gone into Illinoisans' arms - or about 31% of all COVID vaccine doses since mid-August, officials said Friday. From Aug. 14...
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Naperville firefighters' COVID-19 vaccine lawsuit could be combined with othersOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - A federal lawsuit regarding Naperville's COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate may be combined with two similar lawsuits filed against Cook County and Chicago. Judge John...
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Blackhawks ask Hall of Fame to cover accused assistant's name on Stanley CupOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz wants the Hockey Hall of Fame to cover the name of an assistant coach engraved on the Stanley Cup after the assistant was accused of sexuall...