Articles filed under Region
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Chiefs GM Veach calls Bears' Ryan Poles 'a tremendous communicator'Mar 03, 2022 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - For new Bears general manager Ryan Poles, it all begins with communication. When a new GM comes to a team in January after the regular season, the team wi...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 900Mar 03, 2022 12:00 am - For the first time since late July, there are fewer than 900 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Illinois. State health officials Thursday reported 881 COVID-19 patients a...
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Onesti demands apology from Lightfoot after comments come to light in lawsuitMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - A civic leader is demanding that Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologize for the obscene and derogatory remarks a lawsuit alleges she made about Italian Americans during a phone ...
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NFL, NFLPA agree to end COVID-19 protocolsMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - After nearly two full years filled with masks, nasal swabs and room capacities, the NFL and the NFL Players Association have agreed to end COVID-19 protocols. The league...
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Will Madigan indictment change Illinois politics? 'We've got a long way to go,' expert saysMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - For decades as Illinois House speaker and then leader of the state's Democratic Party, Michael Madigan amassed millions of campaign dollars and created a massive network...
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2 teens charged in slaying of a retired Gary firefighterMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - Two teenage boys have made their first court appearances after being charged in the slaying of a retired Gary firefighter who was a member of t...
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Republicans revive bid for Indiana handgun permit repealMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican legislators on Wednesday revived a proposal to repeal Indiana's handgun permit requirement that has drawn strong objections from major pol...
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Open school board meetings bill heads to Indiana governorMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A bill that seeks to require public comment at school meetings advanced to the Indiana governor's desk after lawmakers gave their final approval Wedn...
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Illinois' ex-House speaker charged in $3M bribery schemesMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and for decades one of the nation's most powerful legislators, was charged with a nearly $3 mill...
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Chicago-area man admits bilking hospitals seeking face masksMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago businessman has admitted to swindling two hospitals that had sought coveted protective face masks in the early days of the COVID-19 pan...