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State education officials oppose legislation's new graduation requirementsJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - New high school graduation requirements that are part of an omnibus education bill passed during the lame-duck session are drawing criticism from some memb...
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Thawed vaccine leads Indiana county to offer shot to publicJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) - A shipment of COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in a central Indiana county already thawed prompted officials to briefly offer the shots to people not...
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Chicago teachers begin vote to defy order to return to classJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago teachers began voting Thursday to defy orders to report for in-person class next week ahead of elementary students' return, actions the nation's t...
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Chicago teachers to vote on walkout over reopening disputeJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates on Wednesday approved a resolution that would have its members stay out of the classroom until it reaches ...
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Chicago police announces plan to combat surge in carjackingsJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police officials said Thursday they will put a stronger focus on prosecution and increased collaboration with other police agencies to combat a sp...
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Pedestrian killed in Iowa hit-and-run was Illinois manJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Police in Davenport have identified a pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run just north of Genesis Medical Center as an Illinois man. On Wednesday, p...
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Bankers survey shows gains in rural economy of 10 statesJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The rural economy in parts of 10 Plains and Western states continues to grow, but rural bank CEOs say their biggest fears for the 2021 economy are exc...
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Nevadan plans to celebrate 100th birthday by skydivingJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) - Soon-to-be centenarian Charlie Montanaro says he'll be celebrating the milestone by jumping out of an airplane. Montanaro's 100th birthday is S...
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Chicago family law attorney charged with more sex crimesJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A prominent Chicago family law attorney who was charged last summer with sexually assaulting a colleague has been charged with doing the same thing to two...
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Police: Illinois girl, 3, fell from window, died from coldJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - A 3-year-old Illinois girl died after she apparently fell from a window on a frigid night and couldn't get back inside her family's home in the ...