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High court declines to hear Indiana vote-by-mail limits caseJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging Indiana's vote-by-mail restrictions, a rebuff that means a federal court will decide t...
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Chicago Archdiocese settles sexual abuse suit for $880,000Jun 23, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two men who said they were sexually molested decades ago by a notorious Catholic priest who was imprisoned for molesting other boys have agreed to a settl...
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Man exonerated in 1994 murder, gunned down outside ChicagoJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One of four men convicted and later cleared of the 1994 rape and murder of a Chicago woman has been shot to death, the Cook County medical examiner's offi...
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Cleaning crew leads police to man's body in Gary garageJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - Gary firefighters discovered a man's body inside a garage after a cleaning crew smelled a foul odor while clearing out a residential property recently ...
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Company defends use of toxic chemicals to fight plant fireJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - A company whose northern Illinois chemical plant was heavily damaged in a fire last week defended its use of firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals Wednesday, sayi...
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DNR: Fire that destroyed boats at Indiana lake was accidentJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - BIRDSEYE, Ind. (AP) - A February fire that destroyed 11 boats at a southern Indiana reservoir and damaged numerous other vessels was most likely started by an electrica...
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Fire drop fifth game in 6 tries, 1-0 to CincinnatiJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Alvaro Barreal scored his first goal of the season to help FC Cincinnati beat the Chicago Fire 1-0 on Wednesday night. Cincinnati (2-5-1) won for the first time in three...
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State sues company over coal ash pollutionJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois attorney general on Tuesday sued a Delaware company that owns the now-closed Vermilion Power Station over claims of illegal pollution at the f...
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Judge weighs blocking Indiana '~abortion reversal' lawJun 22, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge said he'll soon decide whether to block a new Indiana law that would require doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions ...
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Weather Service: Suburban Chicago tornado had 140 mph windsJun 22, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A tornado that swept through Chicago's western suburbs, damaging more than 100 homes and injuring several people, was packing 140 mph (225 kph) winds when...