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Indiana Statehouse closing ahead of possible protestsJan 15, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Statehouse complex will be closed to the public through Wednesday and state legislative meetings next week are canceled because of possib...
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'We're disheartened': Suburban chiefs disappointed by criminal justice billJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - No cash bail. No promise of state funding to help pay for and operate mandatory body cameras. No accusers' names on misconduct complaints against police officers, and no...
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As suburbs edge closer to looser restrictions, restaurants get some hope for indoor serviceJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - The suburbs and Chicago will stay under tough restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but trends indicate those could be lifted soon, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Fri...
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Illinois to begin next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations in 10 daysJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - With the state's first case of a more infectious variant of COVID-19 diagnosed Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out a vaccination program that includes deploying the Illi...
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SOS Illinois' 'Family Togetherness' message for MLK Day supports the bond between birth parents and kids in foster careJan 14, 2021 10:00 pm - January 15, 2021 (Chicago, IL) - SOS Children's Villages Illinois, a nonprofit, child-welfare agency that serves at-risk youth and children in foster care, shares a me...
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Teen charged with murder in fatal Chicago carjakingJan 14, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A teenager already suspected in a string of carjackings in Chicago has been charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly shot to death the driver ...
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Teen guilty of murder when he was 13 sentenced to 63 yearsJan 14, 2021 6:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A teenager who was 13 when accused of killing another youth in northern Indiana was sentenced Thursday to 63 years in prison. Alphonso James III, now...
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Mayor: Chicago opening 6 mass COVID-19 vaccination sitesJan 14, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is opening six mass COVID-19 vaccination sites that'll be able to deliver roughly 25,000 weekly shots once operational, Mayor Lori Lig...
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Union: 17 Chicago cops resting in burgled office suspendedJan 14, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police suspended several officers captured on video during last summer's widespread unrest who were lounging - and apparently even sleeping - insi...
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Groups ask court to restore protections for US gray wolvesJan 14, 2021 6:00 am - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Wildlife advocates on Thursday asked a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for w...