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Founder of the Pro-Life Action League dies at 93Jan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Joe Scheidler, the founder of the Pro-Life Action League who is known as the godfather of the pro-life movement, died Monday at the age of 93, the organization confirmed...
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The bills that failed during the legislature's short sessionJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The 101st Illinois General Assembly took historic action by passing legislation to end cash bail prior to electing a Black House speaker for the first time...
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Prosecutors: California man hid 3 months at O'Hare airport due to virusJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago's O'Hare Inte...
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Thousands of Illinois drivers would get their licenses back under a criminal justice reform billJan 17, 2021 10:00 pm - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Illinois lawmake...
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Bill seeks to make popcorn Indiana's official state snackJan 17, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A state lawmaker wants his colleagues to honor Indiana's big popcorn crop by making the grain the state's official snack. Legislation sponsored by R...
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Push for Indiana minimum wage increase likely stalled againJan 17, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A renewed call by Democrats for an increase to Indiana's minimum wage isn't winning over Republicans who control the Statehouse, with the governor sa...
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Indiana couple married 33 years, die 1 day apart of COVID-19Jan 17, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis man and woman who were married for more than three decades died one day apart from COVID-19. Ernest 'œRonald'ť and Ann Wilkins, ages...
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Indiana's 1st home dedicated to LGBTQ youths set to openJan 17, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's first dedicated residential facility for homeless young adults who identify as LGBTQ will open its doors this year in Indianapolis, providi...
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From Baked Alaska to a guy with horns: notable riot arrestsJan 17, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 125 people have been arrested so far on charges related to the violent insurrection led by supporters of President Donald Trump at the U.S. C...
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4th victim dies after gunman's attacks in Chicago, suburbsJan 17, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 61-year-old woman became the fourth person to die from a series of shootings this month by a Chicago gunman who was later killed in a suburban police sh...