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Review of state monuments, statues beginsApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A House committee tasked with reviewing statues and monuments on state property held its first meeting Wednesday, hearing from professors and state governm...
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Foxconn deal with Wisconsin lowers tax breaks to $80 millionApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Foxconn Technology Group will be eligible for just $80 million in taxpayer subsidies under a new contract signed Tuesday, down from nearly $3 billio...
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United Airlines, Altria Group fall; IBM, ManpowerGroup riseApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Canadian National Railway Co., down $7.98 to $110.15. The railroad operator made a rival buyout offe...
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Latino groups want DOJ probe of shooting by Chicago policeApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Latino lawyers and community leaders on Tuesday will ask the Department of Justice to investigate the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a Chicago pol...
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Suburban Chicago woman gets 6.5 years for labor traffickingApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman was sentenced Tuesday to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to charges alleging she helped several people from ...
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Indiana budget deal boosts school funding, constructionApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A new Indiana state budget awash in federal coronavirus relief money will give a sizeable funding boost to public schools while also paying for numer...
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Indiana deal gives local officials say over health ordersApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana legislative negotiators have reached an agreement on limiting the authority of county or city health departments by allowing local elected of...
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Municipal leaders decry proposed cuts to local share of tax moneyApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Municipal leaders are pushing back on a proposal by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that would further reduce state funds given to local governments each year. Several ...
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'More work to do': How suburban reps, others reacted to Chauvin verdict in Floyd caseApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - How politicians representing the suburbs and others responded Tuesday to the guilty verdict of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Flo...
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House bill would guarantee admission to U of I system for some community college studentsApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois community college students would have a path to guaranteed admission into the University of Illinois system under legislation passed by the state House on Tuesd...