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Hacked websites, hate speech hit suburban Chicago schoolsNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) - Students at two suburban Chicago school districts were exposed to hate speech and lewd material this week after hackers apparently infiltrated both d...
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Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of USNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) - Trump administration officials on Thursday stripped Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in most of the U.S., ending longstanding...
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A few cracks but no big GOP break with Trump on Biden's winNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The most powerful Republicans in Washington are standing firmly behind President Donald Trump and his unsupported claims of voter fraud for now, but ne...
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Report: 5 investigations of Wisconsin officer who shot BlakeNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - The white Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot a Black man in the back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, had been the the subject of fi...
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License to patrol? State lawmakers consider plan to make cops get a licenseNov 13, 2020 4:30 am - The person who cuts your hair needs a state license to clip shaggy bangs and trim overgrown sideburns. Same with the plumber who fixes your leaky faucet. Your doctor, yo...
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Driver's license offices will be closed Tuesday through Dec. 6Nov 13, 2020 12:00 am - All Illinois driver's license offices will be closed starting Tuesday because of the worsening COVID-19 pandemic. In an announcement on social media, Secretary of State ...
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Cook County issues 30-day stay-at-home advisory as new COVID-19 cases top 15,000Nov 13, 2020 12:00 am - New COVID-19 cases spiked to a record 15,415 Friday as Cook County leaders advised suburban residents to stay at home when possible to reduce virus spread and as three s...
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Judge dismisses restraining order sought by cannabis license finalistsNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Sangamon County court on Thursday denied a restraining order requested by cannabis dispensary license finalists in an attempt to stop the state from resc...
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A few cracks but no big GOP break with Trump on Biden's winNov 12, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The most powerful Republicans in Washington stood firmly behind President Donald Trump and his unsupported claims of voter fraud on Thursday, but new c...
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Indiana high court won't hear appeal in girl's crash deathNov 12, 2020 6:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana's high court won't be taking up a woman's appeal of her convictions in her 6-year-old daughter's death in a 2017 highway crash. The state Sup...