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Lake County halts jury trials through Jan. 31 over COVID-19Jan 12, 2022 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - Jury trials have been halted through Jan. 31 in Indiana's second most populous county because of rising local infection rates and hospitalizatio...
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Veteran Indiana legislator Mrvan stepping down from seatJan 12, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - One of Indiana's longest-serving state senators has decided to step down immediately from the Legislature. Democratic Sen. Frank Mrvan of Hammond, th...
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Off-duty Chicago cop allegedly shoots 3 at bowling alleyJan 12, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An off-duty Chicago police officer was arrested after he allegedly shot and wounded three people during an argument at a suburban Chicago bowling alley, a...
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Indiana lawmakers roll back curriculum transparency billsJan 12, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican lawmakers in Indiana are rolling back the language in a series of bills they said would increase transparency around school curricula, aft...
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Chicago teachers accept COVID deal, keeping kids in schoolJan 12, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Students in the nation's third-largest school district returned to classrooms Wednesday after Chicago Public Schools canceled five days of classes amid a ...
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Bill would require developers to plan for electric vehicle chargingJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure before the General Assembly would require new and renovated residential or commercial buildings to set aside parking spaces that could easily be ...
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Joffrey Ballet reschedules February run of 'Don Quixote' to JuneJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - The Joffrey Ballet has rescheduled its entire run of "Don Quixote" from February to June due to concerns about the current COVID-19 surge. Choreographer Yuri Possokhov's...
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McHenry County auditor to run for state comptrollerJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - McHenry County Auditor Shannon Teresi was the latest McHenry County Republican to announce a run for a statewide office on Wednesday when she said she will run for compt...
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As hospitals reel with omicron and staff shortages, state promises aidJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - The convergence of record-smashing numbers of patients stricken with the highly infectious omicron strain of COVID-19 and a critical shortage of workers is pushing Illin...
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Indiana governor says COVID-19 remains state challengeJan 11, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb extolled the state's economic expansion amid the COVID-19 pandemic during the annual State of the State speech Tuesday nigh...