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Scam alert: Beware of texts claiming to be from secretary of state's officeJun 15, 2021 5:30 am - If you've received a suspicious text message or email recently purporting to be from the Illinois secretary of state and asking you to update your contact information or...
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Police: 4 dead, 4 hurt in shooting on Chicago's South SideJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - An argument in a house on Chicago's South Side erupted into gunfire early Tuesday, leaving four people dead and four more injured, police said. The shooting happened at ...
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Foam set to be sprayed onto burning Illinois chemical plantJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - ROCKTON - A private firefighting company from Louisiana was expected to begin pumping fire-suppressing foam Tuesday onto the still-burning ruins of a northern Illinois c...
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Woman killed in Chicago shooting of 10 was mother of 3Jun 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police are still searching for two suspects who killed a 29-year-old mother of three and left nine more injured when they opened fire on a group on Chicag...
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Nonprofit pushes Chicago to build anti-racist arts communityJun 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago nonprofit formed to highlight the lack of leaders of color within the city's arts and cultural systems is asking artists of color to imagine wha...
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Suburban superintendent named interim Chicago schools CEOJun 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A longtime educator and former suburban schools superintendent was named interim leader of Chicago Public Schools on Monday. Jose Torres most recently wa...
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Illinois records fewest new COVID-19 cases since March 2020Jun 14, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Monday reported the lowest daily cases of coronavirus since March 2020. The Illinois Department of Public H...
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Illinois chemical plant explosion, fires prompt evacuationsJun 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An explosion at a northern Illinois chemical plant Monday morning sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black smoke high into th...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Bob Collins, Jack Nicklaus, Richard Daley, Woodfield Mall Ice Arena and moreJun 14, 2021 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of WGN radio icon Bob Collins, Richard Daley, Jack Nicklaus, the Woodfield Ice Arena, juggling and more in our latest “Through the Film M...
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Former U-46 superintendent named interim CPS CEOJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - Former Elgin Area Unit District 46 superintendent Jose Torres was named interim leader of Chicago Public Schools on Monday. Torres most recently was president of the Ill...