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Chicago police: 100 shot, 18 homicides over holiday weekendJul 06, 2021 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One hundred people - including two police officers - were shot in Chicago over the long Fourth of July weekend, including 18 homicides, the city's police ...
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$110M available for transit projects outside of ChicagoJul 05, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Transportation is accepting applications for projects to improve public transit systems outside of Chicago. IDOT sai...
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20 years after 9/11, lawsuit against Saudis hits key momentJul 05, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, victims' relatives are pressing the courts to answer what they see as lingering q...
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2 Chicago officers shot, wounded trying to break up crowdJul 05, 2021 7:00 am - Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded early Monday while trying to break up a crowd following Fourth of July gatherings, authorities said. The shooting about...
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Nonprofit: Number of drownings in Great Lakes jumps in 2021Jul 05, 2021 7:00 am - HOMEWOOD, Ill. (AP) - More drownings have been reported in the Great Lakes so far in 2021 than by this time last year, prompting officials to urge swimmers to practice w...
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Study says hunting, poaching reduce Wisconsin wolf numbersJul 05, 2021 7:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - As many as one-third of Wisconsin's gray wolves likely died at the hands of humans in the months after the federal government announced it wa...
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Chicago 16-inch softball tournament returns after 10 yearsJul 04, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A citywide 16-inch softball tournament is returning to Chicago after a 10-year hiatus. The Chicago Park District is reintroducing the tournament later th...
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County surveying health of people near Illinois plant fireJul 04, 2021 7:00 am - ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) - Health officials are asking people affected by an Illinois chemical plant explosion to share their experiences, including whether they've experience...
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Extra pair of jeans? Student wants them for a good causeJul 04, 2021 7:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - While volunteering at Hearts and Hands United's Coats Against the Cold event a few years ago, Averie Jamison watched a fellow volunteer, Al Holdren, ...
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Indiana governor making trade trip to Persian Gulf countryJul 04, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor is traveling to the Persian Gulf country of Qatar for what the state economic development office says is an effort to boost busine...