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Oral arguments to begin Tuesday in redistricting casesDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A three-judge federal court panel in Chicago will begin hearing oral arguments Tuesday in three cases that could determine the makeup of state legislative ...
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Illinois records highest single-day vaccination total since MayDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - Nearly 100,000 more doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered statewide, the most in a single day since May. That's according to Illinois Department of Public He...
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Conflict over abortion laws won't abate if Roe v. Wade fallsDec 02, 2021 6:00 am - On both sides of America's abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade - the 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion - is imp...
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Suburban Chicago police fatally shoot armed man firing gunsDec 02, 2021 6:00 am - BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago police officers fatally shot an armed man early Thursday after he refused to comply with officers' orders as he walked toward...
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Indiana elder care providers tap lawmakers for hiring helpDec 02, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana elder care providers are tapping state legislators to help recruit and retain workers as the coronavirus pandemic continues to exacerbate str...
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Legionnaires outbreak reported at central Indiana prisonDec 02, 2021 6:00 am - PENDLETON, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana prison is facing an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, with five inmates either testing positive for the bacterial lung infectio...
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Portion of state hospitalizations from COVID-19 doubles in a month, 11,524 new cases ThursdayDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 patients account for 8% of all hospital patients in Illinois, a jump from last month when only 4% of those hospitalized statewide were being treated for the res...
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Second brother testifies Smollett paid for staged attackDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - A second man testified Thursday that Jussie Smollett plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself and paid the man and his brother to carry it out, giving them lines ...
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Suspect in Waukesha parade carnage says he feels 'demonized'Dec 01, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The man accused of driving his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring dozens, said Wednesday that he ...
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Man testifies that ex-"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett recruited him and his brother to fake an assault on him in ChicagoDec 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Man testifies that ex-"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett recruited him and his brother to fake an assault on him in Chicago. ...