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Illinois Senate president reports 'breakthrough' COVID caseAug 16, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Senate President Don Harmon tested positive for a 'œmild breakthrough'ť case of COVID-19 and was recovering from symptoms, his office a...
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After delays, construction on Obama Center begins in ChicagoAug 16, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Five years after Barack Obama chose Chicago as the site for his legacy project, construction officially began Monday on the Obama Presidential Center. Ro...
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Girl, 7, fatally shot, sister seriously wounded in ChicagoAug 16, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 7-year-old girl was fatally shot and her 6-year-old sister was seriously wounded in Chicago when someone opened fire as the siblings sat in a parked car...
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EXPLAINER: Why Haiti is prone to devastating earthquakesAug 16, 2021 7:00 am - Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at least the 18th century, when the city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed twice in 19 years. Saturday's powerful quake...
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Sparks of realization drive Nora Marks' new 'Epiphany I've Had Before'Aug 16, 2021 6:00 am - Nora Marks' release Friday of the single and video for “Epiphany I've Had Before” marked a turning point for the Chicago foursome. Long a standard-bearer of the lo-...
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Judge upholds bribery conviction against ex-Indiana mayorAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A federal judge has upheld the conviction of a former northwestern Indiana mayor that he solicited and accepted a $13,000 bribe from a trucking comp...
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3 members of Illinois family killed in car crashAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) - Authorities were investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed three members of a southwestern Illinois family. The crash happened Friday before 8...
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U of I College of Medicine plans new Rockford buildingAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford campus is moving forward with plans for a $100 million building that'll focus on expanding ...
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Gary man rescued 5 miles off shore from Lake MichiganAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - A Gary man has been rescued from Lake Michigan after multiple agencies searched the water, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Sunday. ...
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Ohio woman killed in crash that threw her off motorcycleAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Indiana authorities have identified the woman killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night. The Indiana State Police on Sunday said 45-year-old K...