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Cook County judge carjacked at gunpointDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - A Cook County judge was carjacked at gunpoint along with a 3-year-old boy late Thursday in Humboldt Park. Judge Anna Loftus was robbed of her 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, her ...
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Indiana lawmakers face debates on vaccine limits, tax cutsDec 30, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers expect to start their new session by quickly diving into a contentious debate over a Republican-backed proposal aimed at limiting w...
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South Bend woman charged in fatal shooting of girl, 17Dec 30, 2021 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana woman has been charged in the slaying of a 17-year-old girl who died days after she was shot while sitting in a car with her b...
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McHenry County allowed to keep holding ICE detainees for nowDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - Just days before a new state law requiring McHenry County to end its contract to house federal immigration detainees was to take effect, a federal appeals court put the ...
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Lieutenant governor has breakthrough COVID-19 caseDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said Thursday she has tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Stratton, the state's second-in-command, said on Twitter that she ha...
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State lawmakers slash January legislative session due to COVID-19 surgeDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - An explosion in COVID-19 cases has prompted state lawmakers to cut short their first legislative sessions of 2022, leaders announced Thursday. The General Assembly will ...
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Chicago planning its largest New Year's Eve fireworks showDec 29, 2021 10:00 pm - Chicago will host its largest New Year's fireworks display in city history after canceling last year's celebrations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Lori Lightfoot...
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Illinois Secretary of State offices to close for 2 weeksDec 29, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - All Illinois Secretary of State departments will not conduct in-person transactions including driver services from Jan. 3 through Jan. 17, the a...
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2 men charged in shooting at packed Chicago-area mallDec 29, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago men have been charged in a shooting at a suburban Chicago shopping mall that wounded four bystanders and sent thousands of last-minute Christm...
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Man sentenced for Indiana blast that scattered protestersDec 29, 2021 6:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for throwing a lit explosive device last year outside a northwest Indiana courthouse, causing a bl...