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Feder: Giangreco, ABC 7 officially part ways after 'ditzy, combative' comment about Cheryl BurtonMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - Mark Giangreco officially ended his 27-year run as the top sports anchor at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 Friday with a settlement on the remaining 18 months of his contract a...
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50% of Illinoisans 65+ now have gotten a shot. A new state call center can help the rest.Mar 12, 2021 12:00 am - More than 50% of Illinoisans 65 and older have received vaccinations for COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Friday, but many seniors are still c...
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Legislative committees look to address state's mental health care needsMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Committees dealing with mental health and addiction met in both the Illinois House and Senate Friday to discuss a new crisis born from the COVID pandemic. ...
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Illinois Republicans urge responsibility in use of federal stimulus dollarsMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One day after President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package, Illinois House Republicans called for the General Assembly to oversee t...
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Cartel figures accused in plot to bring cocaine into ChicagoMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Five alleged members of a Mexican drug cartel have been charged in Chicago with conspiracy to transport cocaine into the city in 2018, the U.S. attorney's...
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Sept. 11 tribute to once again include live reading of namesMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A year after a disagreement over coronavirus protocols spawned competing Sept. 11 ceremonies in New York, the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist att...
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Stolen Jesus statue found smashed in St. LouisMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 400-pound 'œHomeless Jesus'ť statue stolen from in front of a closed downtown St. Louis homeless shelter has been found, but it was cut into pieces. ...
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Lightfoot warns Chicago alderman not to produce wish listsMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned the city's aldermen on Wednesday not to produce wish lists now that Congress has passed a COVID-19 relief package that...
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Central Illinois man guilty in deaths of mother, daughterMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his live-in girlfriend and her adult daughter. Jonat...
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Top Indiana officials defend governor's emergency powersMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Officials in Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's administration on Thursday defended his use of emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic as lawmakers co...