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Catholic dioceses spar over Archbishop Sheen sainthoodDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - In an unusual public spat, the Roman Catholic diocese of Peoria, Illinois, is accusing the Rochester, New York, diocese of trying to 'œsabotage'ť the beatification of Ar...
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Environmental groups sue steel mill over lake chemical spillDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - Two environmental groups are suing a steelmaker for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act at its northwestern Indiana facility more than 100 times...
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Report: Elkhart Police Department must track use of forceDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana city's police department has a reputation for the rough treatment of residents and offending officers are seldom held accountabl...
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Chicago cop suspended after unarmed, autistic teen shotDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An off-duty Chicago police officer was suspended Thursday for six months after authorities say he shot an unarmed, autistic teen in 2017 on the city's Sou...
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Woman challenges ban on filming kids near Minnesota mosqueDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - A Minnesota woman is challenging a ban on videotaping children at a public playground near a suburban Minneapolis mosque without parental permission. Sally Ness, of Blo...
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Indianapolis drug kingpin gets life in federal prisonDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge sentenced the leader of a violent Indianapolis-based drug trafficking ring to life in prison Thursday. U.S. District Chief Judge Jane...
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Woman charged with stealing as much as $100,000 from PTODec 12, 2019 6:00 am - ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois woman has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from a school district's Parent Teacher Organization that she belonge...
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Constable: Driver's license renewal offers time for meditations on mortalityDec 12, 2019 4:30 am - Our son Will, a philosophy major who meditates twice daily, urges my wife and me to partake in a 10-day retreat at the Dhamma Pakasa Vipassana Meditation Center in Pecat...
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5 years in prison for first of two in 2018 McHenry Twp. overdose deathDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the heroin-fentanyl overdose death of a McHenry man in September 2018. Kenneth M. Harris of ...
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Anthony Bruno Orchestra performed on WGNDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - The Anthony Bruno Orchestra jingled all the way to WGN-TV's morning news Thursday. The Italian American jazz band, led by Elk Grove High School graduate Bruno, performed...