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COVID-19: The latest on vaccinations in the suburbsJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - As the state readies to expand COVID-19 immunization next week, Kane County already has begun giving the vaccination to some essential workers in so-called Phase 1b. Els...
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Chicago's Field Museum that closed due to pandemic to reopenJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Sue the T. rex and the rest of the dinosaurs at the Field Museum are about to start seeing visitors again. Two months after the famed natural history muse...
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Police: `Joking' steering wheel push led to fatal crashJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - A car crash that killed a northwest Indiana teenager occurred after the front seat passenger jokingly pushed on the steering wheel just before th...
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Number of abortions drops in Missouri because of regulationsJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - New restrictions caused a sharp drop in the number of women who had abortions at Missouri's only provider last year but the clinic has not stopped perfo...
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Indiana casino executive fighting state over ouster orderJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A longtime heavyweight in Indiana's gambling industry is fighting state regulators' attempts to force him to give up his stake in a Lake Michigan ca...
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Pence returns to Indiana hometown as vice presidency endsJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) - Former Vice President Mike Pence returned Wednesday to his Indiana hometown, where he told a small crowd of family member and supporters that servi...
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Education bill on Pritzker's desk would revamp social studies classesJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Social studies classes in Illinois public schools are poised to get a major overhaul, with more emphasis on Black history and the contributions of other un...
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Lombard man granted clemency by TrumpJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A Lombard man serving a life sentence for participating in a drug conspiracy was granted clemency late Tuesday by President Donald Trump and said he plans to help free o...
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Steans to resign from state SenateJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, plans to resign at the end of the month, after a 12-year tenure in the Illinois Senate. "It's been the privilege o...
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Capitol riot suspect was previously cited at Schaumburg demonstrationJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A 40-year-old Chicago man facing federal charges alleging he took part in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol was cited by Schaumburg police in the fall for disorderly ...