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Michael Jordan-autographed trading card sells for record $2.7 millionOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - When it comes to collectibles, few athletes can match Michael Jordan, whose unparalleled run as an NBA superstar and marketing extraordinaire in the 1990s turned his tra...
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Feds charge five in Gold Coast murder of Chicago rapperOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - Five alleged gang members have been indicted on federal murder charges in last year's shooting death of a Chicago rapper that prosecutors say was part of ongoing violenc...
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Report: Illinois nursing homes in crisis with staff shortagesOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A new report released Wednesday says staffing shortages at nursing homes in Illinois have reached crisis proportions and that people of color are most at r...
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Girl critical, security guard also hurt in Chicago shootingOct 12, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A girl was critically injured and a security guard also was wounded in a shooting at a Chicago high school, authorities said. The girl, a student at the s...
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Fewer in US turn to food banks, but millions still in needOct 12, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hunger and food insecurity across the United States have dropped measurably over the past six months, but the need remains far above pre-pandemic level...
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Study: Chicago cops tougher on bicyclists in minority areasOct 12, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police officers write up cyclists for riding on sidewalks in Black and Latino areas far more often than they do in predominantly white communities...
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Indiana court upholds marriage limit on son's inheritanceOct 12, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld a woman's will that made her adult son's inheritance dependent on whether he was married. The court said in a 5-...
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Biden appoints Debra Shore to lead EPA Midwestern officeOct 12, 2021 7:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday appointed Debra Shore, a wastewater treatment official in Chicago, to direct the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Chicago school investigating allegations of racist protestOct 12, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials at a Catholic high school in Chicago said they are investigating allegations that a group of students took part in what some Latino students vi...
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Indiana's COVID-19 vaccination pace falls to lowest levelOct 12, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's pace of COVID-19 vaccination shots has fallen to its lowest level since the shots became available last winter. The state health department...