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EXPLAINER: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battlegroundJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - As Enbridge Energy prepares to finish rebuilding an oil pipeline across rural northern Minnesota, protesters are occupying part of the construction area and pledging a '...
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Museum to show Emancipation Proclamation to mark JuneteenthJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield will mark Juneteenth - the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the Un...
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Illinois man's body found in gas tanker hauled by truckJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - BUCKLEY, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man's body was found inside a tanker filled with gas after two truck drivers noticed the fuel wasn't flowing smoothly during unl...
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Indianapolis ends COVID-19 mask mandate for fully vaccinatedJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis ended its mask mandate for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday, hours after the City-County Council approved a measure e...
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Protesters maintain blockade at Minnesota oil pipeline siteJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) - Protesters fighting a Canadian-based company's push to replace an aging oil pipeline across northern Minnesota maintained a blockade at a pump ...
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Woman gets 10 years for shooting Chicago police officerJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A woman has been sentenced to10 years in prison for shooting a Chicago police officer in the officer's protective vest during an exchange of gunfire in 20...
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Body found at demolition site of landmark Illinois motelJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A body was found at the site of a demolished motel in southern Illinois, police said Tuesday. The discovery was made at the Motel Marion property in ...
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Inmate voting rights still on the tableJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers could take up a bill later this month that would restore voting rights to convicts serving time in county jails or state or federal pris...
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How employers can turn the tide of COVID-19 vaccinationsJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - With COVID-19 vaccination rates waning and workplace outbreaks contributing to infections, Illinois' employers could play a key role in stamping out the pandemic, public...
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Former lawmaker from West Chicago seeks back payJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A former Republican state lawmaker from West Chicago is suing the state comptroller for salary increases he claims he was entitled to while serving in the ...