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Inmates allege dirty conditions, lack of virus protectionsJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Seven inmates at a western Indiana county's jail are suing the sheriff and the jail, accusing officials of allowing unsanitary conditions and fa...
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No charge in death of pedestrian by Illinois copJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois police officer who struck and killed a pedestrian last summer won't be charged, a prosecutor said Friday. Michael Guzman, 3...
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Chicago schools stick to a partial reopening MondayJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Some in-person instruction at Chicago public schools will resume Monday for the first time in months, the city's mayor and school chief reaffirmed Friday,...
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Chicago teachers warned they won't be paid if they don't show up on MondayJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago Public Schools will move ahead with its plans to reopen classrooms Monday, and staff members who are supposed to report to schools but don't show up will not be ...
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Suburban COVID-19 cases rise at long-term-care facilities even as vaccines beginJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Of the nearly 750 Illinois residents who died from COVID-19 over the past week, almost half were residents of the state's long-term care facilities. That's according to ...
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Pritzker proposes federal tax decoupling to save $500MJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday proposed changes in Illinois tax law that would save the state $500 million during a budget crisis. The Democrat also froze th...
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Congresswoman apologizes for citing Hitler in speech to groupJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Mary Miller apologized today for quoting Adolf Hitler at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol this week. In a statement, the newly sworn-in downstate Republican or...
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AP-Sportlight-Week AheadJan 07, 2021 6:00 am - Jan. 9 1942 - Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer with four seconds left in the first round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the world heavyweight title. 1977 ...
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Indiana reports 81 more COVID-19 deaths, 7,344 more casesJan 07, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana health officials reported 7,344 new coronavirus infections and 81 additional COVID-19 deaths Thursday as the state continued to see expected ...
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Fire kills Chicago boy after he and siblings left aloneJan 07, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 6-year-old boy died in a fire in a home on Chicago's South Side on Wednesday night after he and four other children were left there alone, authorities s...