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Vice president urges Illinoisans to protect abortion rights at ballot boxSep 16, 2022 1:00 am - In a visit to Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday urged Democrats to fight for abortion rights at the ballot box, capping a polarizing week that included a n...
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About 190,000 of state's new COVID-19 booster shots already administeredSep 16, 2022 1:00 am - Nearly 200,000 doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting the highly contagious omicron subvariants have been administered throughout Illinois since becoming av...
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Police board votes to fire cop who shot unarmed manSep 15, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Police Board on Thursday voted unanimously to fire an officer who shot and killed an apparently unarmed man during a 2018 foot chase on the South Side. Offic...
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Pritzker lifts final COVID mitigation for classroomsSep 15, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday lifted his COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated workers in Illinois schools and day care centers, essentially marking a full retu...
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Federal jury in Chicago convicts R. Kelly of at least 1 charge at child pornography trialSep 14, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal jury in Chicago convicts R. Kelly of at least 1 charge at child pornography trial. ...
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Federal jury in Chicago convicts R. Kelly on multiple counts, but acquits him of fixing his 2008 child pornography trialSep 14, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal jury in Chicago convicts R. Kelly on multiple counts, but acquits him of fixing his 2008 child pornography trial. ...
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Police: Shooting leaves 2 dead, 7 hurt in Chicago parkSep 14, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A shooting at a southside Chicago park has left two people dead and seven others wounded. An argument between two groups in Washington Park about 7:45 p.m...
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Body found in pond identified as Purdue student from ChinaSep 14, 2022 7:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A man's body found last month in a northwest Indiana pond has been identified as that of a 30-year-old Purdue University graduate student from Chi...
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How a small Wisconsin town became home to 4 Dharmic templesSep 14, 2022 7:00 am - (RNS) - Tucked away on a hill beyond a vast commercial landscape are the first two Dharmic temples to exist in the Midwestern state of Wisconsin. The 22 acres that are h...
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Sound check: Two nights with Shemekia Copeland; Riot Fest weekend; Splash Into Country with Brad PaisleySep 14, 2022 6:00 am - Riot Fest Hopefully distracting music fans from the fact that it's officially the last weekend of summer, Riot Fest packs Douglass Park with all the punk, industria...