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Rockford casino gets preliminary OK as regulators probe key investor from NapervilleFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois gambling regulators gave an initial green light to what could become the state's 11th casino Thursday, handing down preliminary approval for a proposed Hard Roc...
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Teachers union sends counter-offer after Lightfoot says she's out of patienceFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday said she had run out of patience with the Chicago Teachers Union, setting up a make-or-break day in negotiations with Chicago Public Sch...
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Kane County traffic stop leads to drug arrestsFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - A Chicago man was charged with possession with intent to deliver of 11.5 pounds of cannabis after a traffic stop at 2:41 p.m. Jan. 22 on I-90, according to a Kane County...
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Lawsuits over indoor dining ban proceed as all regions reopenFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Although the governor's latest indoor dining ban has been lifted in all areas of the state, some lawsuits brought by restaurants challenging the ban remain...
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Illinois to receive nearly $20 million in opioid settlementFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state will receive $19.8 million from a settlement reached Thursday between a coalition of attorneys general, including Illinois Attorney General Kwame...
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5th victim dies after January attacks in Chicago, suburbsFeb 03, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 15-year-old girl has become the fifth person to die from a series of shootings last month by a Chicago gunman who was later killed in a suburban police ...
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Ex-prosecutor's law license suspended for 4 more yearsFeb 03, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A former central Indiana prosecutor who pleaded guilty in 2019 to charges of criminal confinement, identity deception, official misconduct and domest...
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2 Illinois men found dead in home were homicide victimsFeb 03, 2021 6:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - Two men whose bodies were found in a fire-damaged southern Illinois home were victims of a double-homicide and the fire was not an accident, investiga...
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Indiana officials seek to revoke ex-casino CEO's licenseFeb 03, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANANPOLIS (AP) - State officials allege a longtime key player in Indiana's gambling industry wrongly funneled nearly $1 million in casino company money into his own ...
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'Chicago 7,' 'Promising Young Woman,' among Globe nomineesFeb 03, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The reading of nominations for the 2021 Golden Globe Awards has begun. The nominees for best motion picture drama are: 'œThe Father'ť; 'œMank'ť; 'œNomadl...