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State lotteries increasingly cede control to huge firmsJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - The companies that run state-backed lotteries already have a heavy hand in how the games are operated. But in the years ahead, their control over lotteries is expected t...
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Chicago cop accused of striking woman at protest resignsJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer who had been facing possible dismissal after being accused of striking a woman and knocking out one of her teeth during a protest...
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Suburban Chicago man pleads not guilty in kids' drowningsJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago man accused in the drowning deaths of his three young children pleaded not guilty Thursday to three counts of first-degree murde...
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FAA: Keep drones under 400 feet at northern Chicago beachesJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration is warning people who fly drones at some North Side beaches in Chicago not to send them higher than 400 feet (121.9 me...
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Reviled and revered Russian arms dealer is back in spotlightJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian arms dealer labeled the 'œMerchant of Death'ť who once inspired a Hollywood movie is back in the headlines with speculation around a return to Mo...
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Why state parks will stop offering plastic flatware and cupsJul 14, 2022 5:00 am - Starting next year, you can still bring plastic spoons and cups into state parks — but they won't be offered. The change is part of a bill Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into...
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Child molester sentenced in Algonquin caseJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - A 26-year-old Chicago man was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl in...
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Chicago's U.S. attorney sues Cubs over ADA compliance in Wrigley Field renovationJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. attorney's office sued the Cubs on Thursday over the team's recent yearslong renovation of Wrigley Field, aiming to force the North Siders to remedy alleged vio...
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Pritzker names state's first electric vehicles coordinatorJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois will soon have its first electric vehicles coordinator. Included in the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act energy reform that passed last year was a r...
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Ferrero plans to open 'innovation center' in Marshall Field buildingJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - Global sweets company Ferrero Group plans to open an "innovation center" in the old Marshall Field and Co. building in downtown Chicago, the company announced Thursday. ...