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Illinois selling James R. Thompson Center in ChicagoMay 03, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officially placed the James R. Thompson Center that houses state government offices in downtown Chicago up for sale, state officials sa...
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Indiana constitutional fight means tussle among GOP leadersMay 03, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The conservative pushback over Indiana's COVID-19 restrictions is turning into a tangled legal standoff among Republicans who dominate the Statehouse...
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Chicago man who drove into picnickers faces felony chargesMay 03, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man announced his intent before driving his pickup truck onto a grassy median on Chicago's North Side and striking two people in a group he labeled yupp...
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Chicago schools chief plans to leave post later this yearMay 03, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The leader of Chicago Public Schools announced Monday that she is leaving the post later this year because it's time to 'œpass the torch to new leadership...
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Images:Through the Film Magnifier: Frontier Days, Bill Veeck, PeeWee Football, The Cellar nightclub and moreMay 03, 2021 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of Frontier Days, Measles Vaccines, PeeWee Football, Bill Veeck and more in our latest “Through the Film Magnifier” gallery. ...
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Pritzker says state might ease more COVID-19 restrictions soonMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois could ease more COVID-19 restrictions as soon as next week if health metrics continue in a positive direction, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday. That would mean t...
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Man gets 19 years for Willowbrook attackMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for beating his former girlfriend - the mother of their two children - in a Willowbrook hotel. Dwayne Dykes, 43,...
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Report into LaSalle home deaths raises questions about criminal probeMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some Republicans in the General Assembly, including House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, are calling for a criminal investigation into the COVID-19 deaths at ...
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Illinois economy shrinks 4% in 2020 despite 4th-quarter growthMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois economy shrank by 4% in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on many of its sectors, although there were signs of a recovery taking pla...
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Steppenwolf artistic director Anna D. Shapiro to step down in AugustMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre announced artistic director Anna D. Shapiro will step down from the leadership position she has held for six years when her contract expires in Augus...