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Rittenhouse hearing to decide on evidence allowed at trialSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - A judge is expected to decide Friday whether jurors at the trial of an Antioch teen accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a police bruta...
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Bloomington panel backs Black family's name for Jordan AveSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Bloomington's Plan Commission has endorsed renaming the city's portion of Jordan Avenue after a Black family that rose to prominence after escap...
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Timeline of events in Dennis Hastert's life and careerSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was for years known primarily for rising from political obscurity in rural Illinois to spending eight years in th...
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Ex-House Speaker settles child sexual abuse payments suitSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday ove...
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AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDTSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners,...
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Indiana Republicans defend speedy redistricting approvalSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican leaders defended their fast-track work to approve Indiana's new congressional and legislative election districts over the next two weeks, ...
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Sweeping energy overhaul signed into lawSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker was joined by environmental and social justice activists, union representatives, and lawmakers from both parties Wednesday as he signed ...
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Cases of COVID-19 are rising in children, but there's reason for optimism, expert saysSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 in children and teenagers rose by nearly 8% in just over two weeks, a rate that surpassed increases in the general population, Illinois Department of P...
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Hastert settles lawsuit over sex abuse hush moneySep 15, 2021 1:00 am - YORKVILLE - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert's...
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Indiana governor's lawyers could bill nearly $200K for suitSep 14, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana governor's office has signed a contract paying a law firm up to nearly $200,000 for challenging the increased power state legislators gav...