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Man testifies that ex-"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett recruited him and his brother to fake an assault on him in ChicagoDec 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Man testifies that ex-"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett recruited him and his brother to fake an assault on him in Chicago. ...
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California lawyer defends legality of women board member lawDec 01, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lawyer for the state of California defended the constitutionality of the nation's first law requiring women on corporate boards Wednesday as necessa...
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Man dies after falling from stairs at Chicago train stationDec 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man died Wednesday after he fell from a stairway at a Chicago Transit Authority train station and plunged to the street below, police said. CTA official...
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Indiana COVID-19 health emergency likely extending into 2022Dec 01, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana governor's office acknowledged Wednesday that the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency will likely extend into the new year after a...
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Center of 'rape email' denies knowledge of alleged coverupDec 01, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The ex-campaign worker for Gov. J.B. Pritzker who is at the center of an email in which a one-time Statehouse lobbyist alleged government coveru...
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Chicago activist charged in Jan. 6 Capitol breachDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - A Chicago activist who is alleged to have declared "we are patriots" amid the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach is the latest Illinois resident charged in the riot. Larry Ligas...
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Former congressional candidate removed from school post for spreading vaccine misformationDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - A retired Marine Corps colonel and former GOP candidate in the 8th Congressional District has been removed from a high-ranking position at Chicago Public Schools' Marine...
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Illinois' COVID-19 hospitalization count the highest in 10 monthsDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois hospitalizations from COVID-19 are at their highest level in 10 months, according to Illinois Department of Public Health data. IDPH officials are reporting 2,4...
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Pitcher Stroman uses Twitter to announce he'll be joining CubsDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - Cubs fans have been waiting for their team to make a splash in free-agency. If they happened to be following Marcus Stroman on Twitter, they felt drops of water Wednesda...
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Man testifies Smollett recruited him, brother to fake attackDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - An aspiring actor testified Wednesday that Jussie Smollett recruited him and his brother to stage a homophobic and racist attack on him in downtown Chicago nearly three ...