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Man who murdered Chicago cop gets life for bank robberyJan 22, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man who was paroled after serving less than 20 years for the 1968 murder of a police officer has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2018 ban...
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Indiana COVID-19 deaths and cases down since December peakJan 22, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's rates of COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations and infection have reached their lowest levels in more than two months, and the governor is cons...
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Trump impeachment to go to Senate on Monday, launching trialJan 22, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, launching the start of the former pre...
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Chicago teachers to start getting vaccinated in mid-FebruaryJan 22, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's school district announced Friday that it plans to start vaccinating teachers for the coronavirus in mid-February, though it remained to be seen ...
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4th person charged in killing of retired Chicago firefighterJan 22, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A shoe that fell from the foot of a 19-year-old led to his arrest in connection to the fatal shooting of a retired firefighter, a Cook County prosecutor s...
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Next phase of vaccinations begins Monday, but state warns shots are still scarceJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B Pritkzer said COVID-19 vaccine providers throughout the state can begin inoculating the next group of eligible residents starting Monday, but he warned those ea...
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State education officials oppose legislation's new graduation requirementsJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - New high school graduation requirements that are part of an omnibus education bill passed during the lame-duck session are drawing criticism from some memb...
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Thawed vaccine leads Indiana county to offer shot to publicJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) - A shipment of COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in a central Indiana county already thawed prompted officials to briefly offer the shots to people not...
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Chicago teachers begin vote to defy order to return to classJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago teachers began voting Thursday to defy orders to report for in-person class next week ahead of elementary students' return, actions the nation's t...
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Chicago teachers to vote on walkout over reopening disputeJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates on Wednesday approved a resolution that would have its members stay out of the classroom until it reaches ...