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State police to probe Joliet mayor's scuffle with protesterJun 03, 2020 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police will conduct an investigation after video posted online shows the mayor of Joliet, Illinois, forcibly grab a protester during a...
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Indiana primary sets up tough race for congressional seatJun 03, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's first election to feature widespread mail-in balloting concluded Tuesday with long lines in Indianapolis delaying the closure of some in-pe...
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Gun violence continues to surge in ChicagoJun 03, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A surge of gun violence over the past two weekends in Chicago is continuing with more than 20 people shot in a 12-hour period. The spate of shootings has ...
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Report finds 21% more COVID nursing home deaths in IndianaJun 03, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana health leaders said they were working Wednesday to determine why a federal report found about 200 more coronavirus-related deaths among the s...
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Indianapolis mayor extends curfew for 3rd night after unrestJun 02, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis' mayor extended an overnight curfew into a third night Tuesday following a weekend of sometimes violent protests over the killing of Geo...
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Chicago mayor says city's reopening to go on despite unrestJun 02, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday that the city will proceed this week with its next stage of reopening after coronavirus stay-at-home orders, des...
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Head of non-union builder's group loses Indiana Senate raceJun 02, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A costly Republican fight for a state Senate nomination has been won by the candidate backed by several suburban Indianapolis mayors. Scott Baldwin, ...
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Retired officer, ex-college athlete among victims of unrestJun 02, 2020 7:00 am - One man was a retired St. Louis police captain checking on his friend's shop. Another was the beloved owner of a Louisville barbecue restaurant who provided free meals t...
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2 killed during demonstrations in town outside ChicagoJun 02, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two people were killed Monday during unrest in the Chicago suburb of Cicero as protests continued over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police...
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Motorcyclist charged with hate crime for hitting protestersJun 02, 2020 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man was charged with a hate crime and other felonies on Tuesday for allegedly riding his motorcycle into a weekend protest ra...