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Chicago priest stepping aside after sex-abuse allegationJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger has been asked to step aside due to an allegation of sexual abuse that occurred decades ...
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Indiana expands virus shots to those 80 and older this weekJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Coronavirus vaccinations will start becoming available to Indiana residents 80 and older starting Friday as state health officials start expanding ac...
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In Mike Pence, US evangelicals had their '24-karat-gold' man in the White HouseJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Deborah Whitehead, University of ...
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Quilt artists create textiles to admire or cozy up withJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - In this winter of hunkering down at home, there's a trend that's just right for the times: quilts as decor and as art. An artistic quilt might be displayed prominently o...
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Protesters swarm Statehouses across US; some evacuatedJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading some officials to evacuate wh...
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Chicago arrested on felony charges after off-duty shootingJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer was arrested Wednesday on felony charges after he fired his gun at a person while off duty last fall and then allegedly lied abou...
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Bid to oust Madigan as speaker might not be decided on first voteJan 06, 2021 4:30 am - A number of suburban Democratic lawmakers say they are willing to prolong the vote for Illinois House speaker in their effort to replace Michael Madigan, setting the Hou...
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Walgreens to sell drug wholesale business for $6.5BJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Walgreens Boots Alliance will sell its pharmaceutical wholesale business to AmerisourceBergen in a $6.5 billion cash and stock deal. Pharmaceutical wholesalers essential...
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'This is a coup attempt': What Republican and Democratic reps from Illinois said about Capitol attackJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - As a violent mob laid siege to and then occupied the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, members of Illinois' congressional delegation tweeted eyewitness accounts of the historic...
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Willis also challenging Madigan for House speakerJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Reps. Kathleen Willis and Ann Williams have launched bids to replace Michael Madigan as Illinois House speaker. They, along with state Rep. Stephanie...