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Chicago firefighters rescue teen after 40-foot shaft fallMay 21, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago firefighters recued a 17-year-old boy who fell about 40 feet down an air shaft early Friday, authorities said. The teen initially was taken to a h...
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2 held without bond in shooting of 2-year-old in ChicagoMay 21, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two men were ordered held without bond Friday in connection with the shooting of a 2-year-old girl who was riding in an SUV with her family last week in C...
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27 possible voter fraud cases in 3 million Wisconsin ballotsMay 21, 2021 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin election officials identified just 27 potential cases of voter fraud out of 3.3 million ballots cast in the November presidential election...
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Indiana University requiring COVID-19 vaccination shotsMay 21, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University is requiring all students and employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall semester and is threatening to cancel c...
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Unionization amendment clears Senate, would prohibit 'right-to-work' laws in IllinoisMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Friday passed and sent to the House a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish a fundamental right of employees to uni...
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Illinois one of just 16 states with 20% of children 12-17 getting at least one shotMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is just one of 16 states where more than 20% of children eligible for COVID-19 vaccines have received at least one dose. That's according to a Daily Herald anal...
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Law school to remove John Marshall's name over racist pastMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - University of Illinois trustees voted to remove the name of the longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court chief justice from the University of Illinois-Chicago law school after...
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Attorneys: Rittenhouse trial in November could take 2 weeksMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - The November trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teen charged with murdering two people during chaotic protests that followed the police shooting of J...
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Tribune shareholders approve takeover by Alden GlobalMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - Shareholders of Tribune Publishing, one of the country's largest newspaper chains, on Friday approved a takeover by hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Alden, which already...
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Daily vaccine shots top 120,000 for first time this monthMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - For the first time this month, the daily number of vaccine shots exceeded 120,000. State health officials Friday announced 126,023 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine mad...