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NAACP urges federal charges against Van DykeFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - The NAACP on Tuesday urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against the white Chicago police officer who fatally shot Black teenage...
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Public health officials renew vaccination push as case surge wanesFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Public health officials are once again pushing for greater COVID-19 vaccine uptake as the surge in cases brought on by the omicron variant starts to diminish. Chicago De...
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54 more cases linked to corrupt ex-cop to be tossedFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Nearly 50 more people will have their convictions thrown out after prosecutors in Chicago said Tuesday they're working to right the wrongs of a former police sergeant wh...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. ESTJan 31, 2022 6:00 am - Russia, US exchange accusations over Ukraine at UN UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia accused the West on Monday of 'œwhipping up tensions'ť over Ukraine and said the U.S. had...
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Public radio owner buys Sun-Times in big Chicago media dealJan 31, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The combination of two storied Chicago news brands has created one of the country's largest local nonprofit news organizations. Chicago Public Media, whi...
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Decatur ice cream maker shutting down; 35 jobs affectedJan 31, 2022 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - An ice cream maker is closing a production site in central Illinois, affecting as many as 35 jobs. Prairie Farms said it will shift the work in Deca...
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Pritzker to propose grocery tax relief, extra 5% property tax rebates to fight inflationJan 31, 2022 4:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker will propose a roughly $1 billion package of tax relief measures aimed at mitigating the impact of inflation on Illinois consumers when he gives his b...
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January ends as Illinois' second deadliest month of pandemicJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - Nearly 3,000 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in Illinois in January, making it the second-deadliest month the state has experienced during the pandemic. Illinois Departmen...
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Legislative session canceled, but Pritzker still will deliver budget address WednesdayJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to use his annual budget address Wednesday to offer consumers relief from soaring inflation by lifting or rebating some of the big...
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Obama Center space named after Chicago teen shooting victimJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An indoor garden at the Obama Presidential Center will named after a 15-year-old Chicago teenager who died in the city's street violence in 2013. The Oba...