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Judge: Indiana must continue federal unemployment benefitsJun 25, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A Marion County judge ordered Friday that Indiana must continue the federal government's unemployment benefits, putting a temporary stop to Gov. Eric...
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Wisconsin's Johnson to tout claims of vaccine side effectsJun 25, 2021 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a vocal critic of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, announced plans Friday to hold a news conference bringing together pe...
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Chicago Public Schools employees ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to union duesJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Chicago Public Schools employees are challenging the validity of their signed contracts to pay union dues as unconstitutional under a 2018 decision tha...
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Ain't no road just like it: Surviving band member not a fan of LSD's renamingJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago's city council voted Friday to change the name of Lake Shore Drive to the name of a Black man recognized as a key settler of the city. But the last sur...
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South Bend officer rescues kitten from rush-hour trafficJun 24, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana police officer turned cat-whisperer to help rescue a kitten after the frisky feline darted in front of his cruiser during rush...
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2 Gary men to plead guilty in slaying of delivery driverJun 24, 2021 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - Two Gary men have agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in the slaying of a pizza delivery driver and admit that they lured the man to an abando...
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Lawsuit: 75-year Chicago parking meter deal is a monopolyJun 24, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The private company that operates Chicago's parking meters is being sued in federal court by three local residents who allege Chicago Parking Meters exclu...
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Dutch group launches data harvesting claim against TikTokJun 24, 2021 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch consumer group is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of p...
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Fitch upgrades Illinois' credit outlook to 'positive'Jun 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Fitch Ratings, one of three credit rating agencies that grade Illinois bonds, has upgraded its credit outlook for the state from "negative" to "positive." ...
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'The Art of Banksy' delays opening to Aug. 7Jun 24, 2021 1:00 am - "The Art of Banksy" has delayed its Chicago opening from July 1 to Aug. 7. The traveling exhibit also now has a home, after months of publicity without a named venue. T...