Articles filed under Region
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Stephen Sondheim's 'Assassins' lays bare the bizarre role of guns in American cultureDec 07, 2021 6:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jennifer Tucker, Wesleyan University an...
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Illinois courts seek compassion, hope for mentally illDec 07, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois courts are taking steps toward better understanding mental illness and its growing impact on the judicial system, which state Supreme C...
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Khaira stretchered off as Blackhawks lose to red-hot RangersDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO - Chicago Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira was stretchered off the ice after he was leveled by Jacob Trouba in the second period of...
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Pritzker lets water and sewer bill assistance flowDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday urged low-income Illinoisans in need of help with their water and sewer bills to tap into a new $42 million state program created to help t...
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Smollett cross-examined by Webb; closing arguments set for WednesdayDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Jussie Smollett on Tuesday repeatedly denied he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself for publicity, telling a prosecutor as his trial neared its end that "there w...
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Ex-tollway administrators accuse chairman of overreach, 'abuse of power'Dec 07, 2021 12:00 am - A letter from two former tollway executives warns of what they describe as a power grab at the agency by Chairman Will Evans that is undermining Executive Director José ...
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Judges question lawyers in redistricting suitsDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Oral arguments began Tuesday in three lawsuits challenging the new legislative district maps that lawmakers passed earlier this year with three federal judges in Chicago...
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Smollett testifies at trial on charges he lied to Chicago police about racist, anti-gay attack: "There was no hoax"Dec 06, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Smollett testifies at trial on charges he lied to Chicago police about racist, anti-gay attack: "There was no hoax." ...
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Parents of SW Indiana girl sue city after she drowns in poolDec 06, 2021 6:00 am - PRINCETON, Ind. (AP) - The parents of a 5-year-old girl who drowned last summer in a southwest Indiana city's swimming pool are suing the city and the child's foster par...
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Application portal opens for new round of Illinois rental assistanceDec 06, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The application portal is now open for $297 million more in rental assistance for Illinoisans who lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois Re...