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Woman, 2 kids die when train strikes vehicle at crossingNov 16, 2021 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - Two young girls and a woman died after being ejected from their vehicle after it was struck Tuesday morning in Gary, authorities said. Deyki Mitchell, ...
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Indiana governor, GOP lawmakers look to end COVID-19 ordersNov 16, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor is facing pressure from fellow Republicans to end the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency order that's been in place since ...
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Ex-tutor gets 42-year sentence for molesting boy for yearsNov 16, 2021 6:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A former tutor at a northwest Indiana elementary school has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for molesting a boy over several years, starting ...
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Controversial Chicago police union president retires as copNov 16, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The head of Chicago's largest police union officially submitted his paperwork to retire from the police department on Tuesday, after saying he would rathe...
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'Love is a great seasoning': Chicago-shot 'The Polish Cooking Show' premieres Saturday on WTTWNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Food and comfort go hand in hand in many cultures around the world. But Poland has contributed so much in this vein, especially in the Chicago area, which boasts a large...
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New state law bans 'dark money' in judicial racesNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new law in Illinois aims to ban out-of-state contributions and so-called "dark money" in judicial campaigns by requiring all candidates to disclose the s...
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Arlington Heights man held without bail in attack on CTA worker, copNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - Hours before an Arlington Heights man stabbed a CTA worker and beat a Chicago police officer on a Blue Line platform in the Loop, he was arrested and released from custo...
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Pritzker signs electric vehicle manufacturing incentives into lawNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a tax incentives package Tuesday that state lawmakers hope will help Illinois become a manufacturing hub for the budding...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations up 16.8% from a week agoNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials Tuesday reported 1,627 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois. Of those hospitalized, 325 were in intensive care, a...
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Rittenhouse jury goes home after first day of deliberations without a verdictNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. - The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial deliberated a full day on Tuesday without reaching a verdict over whether he was the instigator in a night of...