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Chicago city council approves Lightfoot's $16.4 billion budget by 32-18 voteNov 07, 2022 12:00 am - A divided Chicago city council on Monday handed Mayor Lori Lightfoot the $16.4 billion 2023 budget that will serve as her reelection platform amid complaints that it sho...
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Chicago principal suspended over goose-stepping studentNov 06, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago high school principal has been suspended after a student in a German military uniform goose-stepped during a Halloween costume event. Joseph Pow...
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Private school vouchers open faith options for kids of colorNov 05, 2022 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - On break in the hallway between St. Marcus Lutheran Church and its attached school, eighth grader Annii Kinepoway had no hesitation in explaining what s...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDTNov 04, 2022 7:00 am - Ukrainians face nuclear threat with grit and dark humor KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Dmytro Bondarenko is ready for the worst. He's filled the storage area under his fold-up bed...
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Fall back this weekend: Is the end in sight for our semi-annual clock ritual?Nov 04, 2022 5:30 am - Early Sunday morning, we'll shift our clocks for the second time this year, now falling back an hour to return to standard time. In the face of ongoing federal legislati...
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What's fiction, what's fact about the SAFE-T Act and the elimination of cash bailNov 04, 2022 5:00 am - A previous version had incorrect information about when defendants accused of probationable violent crimes could be detained pretrial. There's not a hotter topic on...
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Decade-low water levels on Mississippi River slow barges, disrupt food supply chainNov 04, 2022 1:00 am - The traffic jam on the Mississippi River caused by some of the lowest water levels in a decade will likely continue near term. About 200 boats and 3,000 barges on the lo...
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Illinois records 235 COVID-19 deaths in October, fewest since JulyNov 04, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois recorded 235 COVID-19 deaths in October, the fewest since July and the fourth-lowest monthly total since the outset of the pandemic in March 2020. Illinois Depa...
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Coroners office: Man dies after shot by Fort Wayne policeNov 03, 2022 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A man who was shot by a Fort Wayne police officer has died from his injuries, the Allen County Coroner's Office said Thursday. Eighteen-year-old ...
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Bradley Martin: 2022 candidate for Illinois House 17th DistrictNov 03, 2022 1:00 am - Bio Party: Republican City: Skokie Age: 33 Occupation: Since June 2020 Martin has been the executive director of the Near East Center for Strategic Studies in Skoki...