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Indiana debates on classroom rules, vaccine limits unsettledFeb 04, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Just how far Indiana lawmakers will go in limiting what teachers can say in their classrooms about race and politics is among several key unresolved ...
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Stalled school bus struck by Chicago-area commuter trainFeb 04, 2022 6:00 am - ORLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - A commuter train struck the front-end of a school bus that stalled on tracks in suburban Chicago. The driver and the five students aboard the bu...
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The library, delivered. Or curbside. Or online. How pandemic options are still checking out.Feb 04, 2022 4:30 am - Necessity had to be the mother of invention for area libraries amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the initial shutdown of March 2020, libraries were forced to rethink the ...
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Bears hire defensive backs coach James Rowe away from ColtsFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - Bears head coach Matt Eberflus continues to poach his former employer's top defensive coaches. The Bears named James Rowe the team's defensive backs coach Friday after h...
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Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker over payment reformFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A political battle is shaping up between Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration and one segment of the nursing home industry over a key element of the governo...
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Authorities: Worker, spouse stole $2.1 million in goods from Carol Stream warehouseFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - A Chicago couple have been charged with stealing more than $2 million worth of merchandise from a retail distribution company's Carol Stream facility. German Ramirez-Men...
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Sangamon County judge temporarily halts school mask mandate; Pritzker vows appealFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - A Sangamon County judge issued a temporary restraining order late Friday that could disrupt Gov. J.B. Pritkzer's school mask mandate — a measure that required the use of...
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Ex-Chicago officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prisonFeb 03, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke left prison on Thursday after serving less than half of his nearly seven-year sentence for killing Black teen...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. ESTFeb 03, 2022 6:00 am - Biden orders forces to Europe amid stalled Ukraine talks WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is ordering 2,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland and Germany and shifting 1,0...
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GOP reintroduces crime reduction packageFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Senate Republicans unveiled an updated package of crime bills this week that they say will help curb violent crime and provide a morale boost to law enforc...