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1 dead, 3 hurt in party bus shooting near ChicagoMar 27, 2021 7:00 am - A 23-year-old was killed and three other people were wounded early Saturday when someone fired shots at a party bus after it stopped at an intersection in River Grove, p...
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Chicago man says 60 stops by police due to mistaken identityMar 27, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man says he has been detained by law enforcement more than 60 times over 15 years because he has the same name and birth date of a man wanted on...
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Illinois coronavirus case positivity rate continues its slow climbMar 27, 2021 1:00 am - State numbers for COVID-19 shots, new cases and deaths Friday all fell within the recent range, but the statewide test positivity number continued its slow upward climb,...
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Domestic air travel does not appear to have been an important vector for the spread of COVID-19 in the US, study suggestsMar 26, 2021 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jeff Prince, Indiana University and Dan...
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Latest deadly shooting adds to spate of Chicago homicidesMar 26, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two people opened fire at a Chicago gathering early Friday, killing one person and wounding seven others in the second such attack on the city's South Sid...
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NW Indiana casino fined $100K for underage patron incidentsMar 26, 2021 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A northwest Indiana casino has been fined $100,000 by state regulators after an 18-year-old man with a fraudulent Pennsylvania identification was re...
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Kenosha police: 55 more charged for violence during protestsMar 26, 2021 7:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Fifty-five people are facing charges related to violent demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summ...
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Illinois man fined $250 for accident that killed bicyclistMar 26, 2021 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has been convicted of a traffic offense and fined $250 in connection with a highway collision last summer that killed a young ...
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'Bad Apples' bill to end qualified police immunity advances out of committeeMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure to end qualified immunity as a legal defense for law enforcement officers advanced out of the House Restorative Justice Committee at a Thursday h...
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3,002 new cases: Rising virus counts, including in suburban Cook, threaten 'Bridge Phase'Mar 26, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 spiked up to 3,002 Friday - the highest since early February - as state officials warned of a possible virus resurgence. The news comes with 126,71...