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4 dead when SUV hits freight train in suburban ChicagoMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - HARVEY, Ill. (AP) - Four people died early Wednesday in a south Chicago suburb when an SUV hit the last rail car of a moving freight train at a crossing and caught fire,...
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Indiana lawmakers approve deal on multiyear income tax cutMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's individual income tax rate would be gradually cut over the next seven years under a Republican-driven plan approved by legislators early We...
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Indiana lawmakers abandon ban on 'harmful' library materialsMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A provision that aimed to restrict Indiana students from accessing 'œharmful materials'ť at libraries was killed for a final time after lawmakers vot...
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Illinois could be the first state to put limits on fees Apple, Google app stores can chargeMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – Two bills pending in the General Assembly would rein in the ability of tech giants like Apple and Google to dictate how transactions are conducted, and how...
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Legislation to clarify tollway chairman's duties passes SenateMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - State senators amended a law governing the Illinois tollway on Wednesday to clarify top executives' roles, after concerns about a power struggle and overreach by the cha...
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Madigan pleads not guilty in racketeering, bribery caseMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, who held a virtual lock on Statehouse power for most of the past four decades, pleaded not guilty Wednesd...
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COVID-19 update: 1,634 new cases, 32 more deaths, 699 hospitalizationsMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - State health authorities reported 1,634 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, along with 32 more deaths from the respiratory disease. Illinois hospitals were treating 699 COV...
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Indiana lawmakers in final debates over handgun permitsMar 08, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana House approved a Republican-backed bill Tuesday that would repeal Indiana's permit requirement to carry a handgun in public, setting up a...
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Best Bets: 'Trolls Live!' tours to Now ArenaMar 08, 2022 4:00 am - Hair kin Fans of the “Trolls” films by DreamWorks Animation won't want to miss seeing their favorite characters on stage when the touring show “Trolls Live!” plays this ...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations now at 2.5% of total beds, compared to 23% in JanuaryMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 patients now constitute about 2.5% of total hospital beds in Illinois compared to 23% during the omicron surge in January, according to Illinois Department of P...