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Live opera returns with new Opera Festival of Chicago, Des Plaines' summer operaJul 14, 2021 11:00 pm - After more than a year of online-only performances because of the COVID-19 pandemic, live opera is returning to select stages around Chicago. The training company Chica...
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Big jump in Indiana budget surplus triggering tax refundJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A big jump in Indiana's state tax collections over the past few months announced by state officials Wednesday will result in a refund for taxpayers, ...
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Ex-Chicago elementary school principal accused of wire fraudJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago elementary school principal has been indicted on federal fraud charges for approving false overtime claims by staff and obtaining some of...
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Lawyer: Iowa man in Chicago to propose, not criminal conductJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A lawyer for an Iowa man arrested in Chicago for having guns and ammunition in his hotel room said Wednesday his client was in the city to propose to his...
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Indiana sees English, math scores drop on standardized testsJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Fewer than one-third of elementary and middle school students in Indiana recorded passing scores on the latest round of state standardized tests, res...
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Federal 3-judge panel to decide whether state redistricting plan is constitutionalJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - Lawyers for plaintiffs and the state told a panel of federal judges Wednesday the issues involved in two lawsuits challenging the state's legislative redistricting plan ...
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Plenty to see and test drive at Chicago Auto Show as dealers grapple with lean inventoriesJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - Thursday will mark the debut of a Chicago Auto Show like no other. Organizers will offer the traditional glitzy indoor display of new models plus an outdoor Street Fest ...
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IDPH says benefits of J&J vaccine outweigh risk of Guillain-BarréJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health officials said the benefits of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine outweigh a slight risk of developing a rare neurological disorde...
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Editorial: How do we curb the violence that claimed Miles Thompson?Jul 14, 2021 1:00 am - (First in an editorial series) On our front page on Sunday, we carried the tragic story of Miles Thompson, a suburban teenager who seemingly had his whole life ahead of ...
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Chicago banker convicted in loans-for-Trump job schemeJul 13, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A Manhattan jury on Tuesday convicted a Chicago banker of criminal charges for enabling Paul Manafort to get $16 million in loans before the former campa...