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Wisconsin city braces for protest as charging decision loomsJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A southeastern Wisconsin city braced for another round of protests as prosecutors prepared to announce whether they'll charge a white police officer...
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Rittenhouse pleads not guilty in Kenosha protest slayingsJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - An Antioch teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst sometimes violent summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, plead...
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Concerns mount about Illinois' lag in vaccine rolloutJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Health care workers began receiving second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as concerns mounted about delays in getting the rest of Illinoisans inoculated. At a bri...
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Pfleger removed from parish after sexual abuse allegationJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Father Michael Pfleger, the longtime pastor at St. Sabina Church and an outspoken anti-gun violence advocate, has been removed from the Auburn Gresham parish following r...
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No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob BlakeJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Kyle Rittenhouse pleaded not guilty to all charges. KENOSHA, Wis. - A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tu...
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GOP lawmakers introduce 'fair maps' legislationJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans in the Illinois House said Tuesday that they hope to use legislation, instead of a constitutional amendment, to change the way state legislativ...
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Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services facilities reopen statewide todayJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois driver's license facilities reopened throughout the state Tuesday, more than a month after shutting down in response to a surge of coronavirus cases. Throughout...
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Some Chicago teachers expected in schools stay homeJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Some Chicago Public Schools teachers expected to report to the classroom ahead of preschool students' anticipated return next week stayed home Monday over...
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Ten years after incident, Chicago cop firedJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer has been fired a decade after allowed a fellow officer leave the scene where the other officer allegedly assaulted two people. ...
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Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot vote for merger creating world's 4th-largest car maker.Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot vote for merger creating world's 4th-largest car maker. ...