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DuPage, McHenry, Will counties report no new COVID-19 casesJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - Three suburban counties reported no new cases of COVID-19 today. DuPage, McHenry and Will counties all reported zero new cases, according to Illinois Department of Publi...
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In break with Trump, House GOP forms group on climate changeJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Utah Rep. John Curtis says he's tired of hearing that Republicans - his party colleagues - don't care about climate change or slowing global warming. A...
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Southern Baptist leader wants to 'iron out our differences'Jun 23, 2021 7:00 am - (RNS) - The Southern Baptist Convention has trouble with a capital T - and that stands for trust. The lack of trust was palpable during the SBC's recent annual meeting i...
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Chicago confirms 1st Black woman as city fire commissionerJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago City Council on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of the city's first Black female fire commissioner. Annette Nance-Holt was serving as act...
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Chicago woman dies days after shooting that killed boyfriendJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman has died days after she was dragged from a car and shot during an attack captured on video that killed her boyfriend and drew more attenti...
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High court declines to hear Indiana vote-by-mail limits caseJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging Indiana's vote-by-mail restrictions, a rebuff that means a federal court will decide t...
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Chicago Archdiocese settles sexual abuse suit for $880,000Jun 23, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two men who said they were sexually molested decades ago by a notorious Catholic priest who was imprisoned for molesting other boys have agreed to a settl...
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Man exonerated in 1994 murder, gunned down outside ChicagoJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One of four men convicted and later cleared of the 1994 rape and murder of a Chicago woman has been shot to death, the Cook County medical examiner's offi...
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Cleaning crew leads police to man's body in Gary garageJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - Gary firefighters discovered a man's body inside a garage after a cleaning crew smelled a foul odor while clearing out a residential property recently ...
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Company defends use of toxic chemicals to fight plant fireJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - A company whose northern Illinois chemical plant was heavily damaged in a fire last week defended its use of firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals Wednesday, sayi...