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Longtime Illinois state senator hit with federal tax chargeAug 13, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Longtime state Sen. Terry Link was charged in federal court Thursday with filing a false tax return, the latest Illinois lawmaker to face public corruptio...
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Indiana Black Caucus pushes for more police accountabilityAug 13, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus called Thursday for state lawmakers to increase accountability and transparency for the state's police officers....
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Demoted Milwaukee police chief to retire, defends recordAug 13, 2020 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee's former police chief, who was demoted to captain in part for using tear gas against protesters demonstrating over George Floyd's death, has c...
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Body ID'd after being found in car at Cahokia car dealershipAug 13, 2020 7:00 am - CAHOKIA, Ill. (AP) - A coroner has identified the decomposed remains of a woman whose body was found inside a car parked at an automotive repair shop and car dealership ...
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Dentist who committed fraud, sentenced to 366 days in prisonAug 13, 2020 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A Missouri man who practiced dentistry in southern Illinois was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in prison for fraud despite a probation recomm...
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Off-duty cop's 911 call about Black youths raises questionsAug 13, 2020 7:00 am - ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - The 911 call from a white, off-duty police officer around the height of the George Floyd protests in early June sounded ominous: A group of Bl...
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State Sen. Terry Link charged with falsifying 2016 income tax return 'substantially'Aug 13, 2020 1:00 am - Veteran state Sen. Terry Link, a Lake County Democrat whose rise to power in Springfield was tainted by ties to a corruption scandal late last year, was charged Thursday...
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Democrats outline ethics proposalsAug 13, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Several Democratic state lawmakers called a virtual news conference Thursday morning in support of ethics reforms, hours before news broke that another Dem...
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Tollway pushes back on regulator's rulingAug 13, 2020 1:00 am - A state regulator's ruling the Illinois tollway acted illegally and mishandled two unsuccessful bids for construction projects was "unfair" and unreasonable, an attorney...
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Chicago Police post looting videos to identify suspectsAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police started giving people another look Wednesday at the looting that happened downtown and around the city this week and are hoping they will r...