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Chicago schools, union continue talks over virus safety planFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago extended remote learning for tens of thousands of public school students after city, school and teachers' union officials on Wednesday were once a...
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Indiana to get $12.5M share of national opioid settlementFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana will receive more than $12.5 million as part of a multistate settlement with a consulting firm that worked with opioid manufacturers to promo...
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Indiana lawmakers propose using cigarette tax for MedicaidFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A House committee made significant changes Thursday to the way Indiana would spend proceeds from a proposal to hike the state's cigarette tax for the...
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Judge convicts Bloomington man in 2018 triple homicideFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A judge has convicted a central Illinois man on nine counts of first-degree murder and other charges in a 2018 triple slaying to steal money and...
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Man charged with murder for shooting teens in stolen carFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man was indicted Wednesday on first-degree murder charges for allegedly tracking down his stolen automobile and shooting its tw...
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Chicago mayor demands teachers return, union offers proposalFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that the city was reviewing the teachers' union latest proposal on COVID-19 safety protocols to return to class...
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Takeaways: AP investigation of Catholic Church and US aidFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - When the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into freefall last year, the federal government hastily knit a safety net for small businesses called the Paycheck Pr...
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Nearly one in 12 Illinois residents have had one dose of COVID-19 vaccineFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois hit a milestone Thursday with more than 1 million people — nearly one in 12 residents — having received at least one dose of a lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine. The ...
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Bill would require all law enforcement to use body cameras by 2025Feb 04, 2021 12:00 am - A criminal justice bill passed by the General Assembly last month would, if signed by the governor, mandate body cameras for all Illinois law enforcement officers. The l...
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Suburban lawmakers say they'll 'wait their turn' before receiving vaccineFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Republicans and Democrats in the suburbs haven't agreed on much about Illinois' handling of COVID-19. But after Gov. J.B Pritzker added lawmakers to Phase 1B eligibility...