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Pekin trans woman supporting others with gender dysphoriaJul 10, 2021 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Dana Garber has always identified as a woman. The notion was crystal clear for the lifelong Pekin resident, until the world stepped in and muddied t...
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New Illinois road signs direct drivers to charging stationsJul 10, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - New signs are popping up along Illinois highways to let drivers of electric vehicles know where they can refuel. The signs are being posted on d...
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Health officials push vaccine as Indiana virus cases tick upJul 09, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's top health officials warned Friday that spread of an especially contagious coronavirus variant is 'œsignificantly increasing'ť across the s...
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Man pleads guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of Illinois trooperJul 09, 2021 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A drug dealer pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the death of an Illinois state trooper who was shot in the head while preparing to remove st...
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Guantanamo prosecutor retires as 9/11 trial remains elusiveJul 09, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army general who spent the past decade leading an oft-stalled effort to prosecute five men held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for the Sept...
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Chicago police fatally shoot man while trying to arrest himJul 09, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Law enforcement officers in Chicago fatally shot a 33-year-old man who pointed a gun at them as they tried to arrest him Friday, authorities said. The sho...
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Former sheriff's deputy found dead before fraud sentencingJul 09, 2021 7:00 am - FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - A former Dodge County sheriff's deputy was found dead in his home a day before he was to be sentenced for fraud scheme that cost victims nearly $11 ...
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Chicago police investigating shooting death of Northbrook teenJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old Northbrook man who was found shot to death in an alley Thursday morning on the city's Far West side. Authori...
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At many companies, changes from COVID-19 are now permanentJul 08, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The vending machine outside Pinch Spice Market dispensing packets of herbs and seasonings isn't a sales gimmick - it helped cater to customers as the com...
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Report: Great Lakes region needs about $2B for flood repairsJul 08, 2021 7:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Shoreline cities and towns in the Great Lakes region will be spending heavily in coming years to fix public infrastructure damaged by recent ...