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Chicago man gets life in prison for killing 6 family membersNov 07, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Monday sentenced a man to life in prison for killing six members of his family, including two young boys, inside their Chicago home in 2016. A ...
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Man gets 45 years for role in 1998 NW Indiana triple killingNov 07, 2022 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after admitting that he helped another man kill one of three people found bludgeoned to death in ...
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What you need to know to vote on Election DayNov 07, 2022 12:00 am - Tuesday is Election Day, when voters have a final chance to vote for governor, for seats in Congress and the Illinois legislature, for county boards and on several refer...
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Chicago city council approves Lightfoot's $16.4 billion budget by 32-18 voteNov 07, 2022 12:00 am - A divided Chicago city council on Monday handed Mayor Lori Lightfoot the $16.4 billion 2023 budget that will serve as her reelection platform amid complaints that it sho...
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Chicago principal suspended over goose-stepping studentNov 06, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago high school principal has been suspended after a student in a German military uniform goose-stepped during a Halloween costume event. Joseph Pow...
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Private school vouchers open faith options for kids of colorNov 05, 2022 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - On break in the hallway between St. Marcus Lutheran Church and its attached school, eighth grader Annii Kinepoway had no hesitation in explaining what s...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDTNov 04, 2022 7:00 am - Ukrainians face nuclear threat with grit and dark humor KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Dmytro Bondarenko is ready for the worst. He's filled the storage area under his fold-up bed...
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Fall back this weekend: Is the end in sight for our semi-annual clock ritual?Nov 04, 2022 5:30 am - Early Sunday morning, we'll shift our clocks for the second time this year, now falling back an hour to return to standard time. In the face of ongoing federal legislati...
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What's fiction, what's fact about the SAFE-T Act and the elimination of cash bailNov 04, 2022 5:00 am - A previous version had incorrect information about when defendants accused of probationable violent crimes could be detained pretrial. There's not a hotter topic on...
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Decade-low water levels on Mississippi River slow barges, disrupt food supply chainNov 04, 2022 1:00 am - The traffic jam on the Mississippi River caused by some of the lowest water levels in a decade will likely continue near term. About 200 boats and 3,000 barges on the lo...