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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez reintroduces bill for 9/11 cleanup crewsOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - New York (AP) - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two other legislators reintroduced a bill in the House on Friday to put immigrants who cleared debris after the Sept. 1...
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Chicago installing signs renaming key road for Black settlerOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's mayor has helped launch the installation of new signs renaming the city's picturesque Lake Shore Drive after a Black man recognized as a key set...
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Court throws out one charge, 25 years for NW Indiana manOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana Court of Appeals vacated one of the murder convictions of a Northwest Indiana man Friday, cutting 25 years off his sentence, but he s...
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Elkhart woman charged in May house fire that killed 2 peopleOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana woman has been charged with allegedly setting a May house fire that killed a man and an 8-year-old boy. Genessa Jones of Elkhart a...
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Ex-Peoria police officer's child porn conviction reinstatedOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has reinstated a former Peoria police officer's child pornography conviction, finding that an appellate court erred when i...
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Accidental shot from Chicago officer wounds 2 other policeOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - LYONS, Ill. (AP) - An officer accidentally fired his handgun during a struggle while police were making arrests in suburban Chicago, wounding two other officers, authori...
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Indiana office recommends denial of I&M rate hike requestOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's consumer advocate for utilities is recommending that state regulators deny Indiana Michigan Power's latest request for a rate increase. I&M...
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Strong economic growth continues in rural parts of 10 statesOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Strong economic growth continues in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, according to a new monthly survey of bankers in the region. The overa...
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Deputies shoot driver of vehicle linked to Chicago homicideOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - BRISTOL, Wis. (AP) - Kenosha County sheriff's deputies have shot and wounded a man they say was driving a stolen vehicle connected to a Chicago homicide, officials said ...
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African snake found at suburban Chicago forest preserveOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A snake native to Africa has been removed from a suburban Chicago nature preserve after a visitor found the reptile coiled beneath her car. The ball...