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Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan now says he's leaving House seat immediatelyFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Michael Madigan, the Chicago Democrat who set much of Illinois' political agenda as House speaker for four decades before his ouster last month, announced ...
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'Outflanked, underequipped and unprepared': Report blisters Chicago police response to riotsFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - After the first wave of protests and vandalism that paralyzed downtown Chicago in late May, a top mayoral aide and the police superintendent congratulated each other for...
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Restaurant, hotel industry officials say they can't last another year under COVID-19 rulesFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Officials from the hotel, restaurant and convention industries told a state Senate panel Thursday that they need a clear plan for how they will be allowed ...
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Biden reframes his goal on reopening of elementary schoolsFeb 17, 2021 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - President Joe Biden is promising a majority of elementary schools will be open five days a week by the end of his first 100 days in office, restating hi...
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Indiana attorney general keeps job with health benefits firmFeb 17, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's newly elected attorney general says state ethics officials have cleared his ongoing role with a health benefits consulting firm in which he...
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Biden's $15 wage proposal: Job killer or a boon for workers?Feb 17, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's effort to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour could provide a welcome opportunity for someone like Cristian Cardona, a ...
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Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030Feb 17, 2021 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Ford is vowing to convert its entire passenger vehicle lineup in Europe to electric power by 2030 in just the latest sign of the seismic techno...
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Winter storm delays Indiana COVID-19 vaccine expansion plansFeb 17, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A winter storm that coated Indiana with heavy snow has disrupted thousands of coronavirus vaccine appointments and delayed the state's timeline for e...
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Government rushes virus gene-mapping as mutations spreadFeb 17, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is scrambling to expand DNA mapping of coronavirus samples taken from patients to identify potentially deadlier mutations that are starting to...
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Indiana panels back tighter abortion law, ending gun permitsFeb 17, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana legislators advanced two measures Monday that join Republican-led drives across the country to tighten abortion laws and loosen gun restricti...