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Pritzker has 'no plans' for added COVID-19 mitigationsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state's approach for mitigating the virus' spread statewide and in schools. For school districts...
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Editorial: The indisputable link between violent crime and povertyJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - (Third in an editorial series) There are those among us who are old enough to remember President Lyndon Johnson declaring a War on Poverty in 1964. It was an ambitious i...
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Chicago man, 73, dies after struck in head during carjackingJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 73-year-old man suffered cardiac arrest after being struck in the head during an apparent carjacking in Chicago, and two people have been arrested, auth...
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Today in HistoryJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, July 15, the 196th day of 2021. There are 169 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 15, 1834, the Spanish I...
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ACLU sues Chicago police for social media monitoring recordsJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union wants the Chicago Police Department to turn over records about a team formed last year to monitor social media. In a l...
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EXPLAINER: How Indiana evictions could surge post-moratoriumJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a m...
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Pritzker signs ban on deceptive interrogation of minorsJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Terrill Swift spent 15 years in prison, convicted of a rape and murder which DNA evidence later proved he did not commit. On Thursday, he appeared alongsid...
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Cubs deal Pederson to Braves for first baseman BallJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - The Cubs' moves have begun. On Thursday they dealt slugging outfielder Joc Pederson to the Braves for first baseman Bryce Ball. Ball, a 6-foot-6 first baseman, was a 24...
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Unvaccinated patients with COVID-19 trigger alert in DuPage, KaneJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage and Kane counties have been red-flagged by the Illinois Department of Public Health for rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, nearly all involving unvaccinated patien...
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Editorial: Getting tough on violent crimeJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - (Second in an editorial series) When she ran for reelection last year, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx blamed the pandemic for the rise in the number of cases of v...