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Woman sues after Chicago police drag her from car by hairDec 23, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A woman who says she was yanked by her hair from a car by Chicago police during a shopping mall encounter has filed a federal lawsuit against the city. M...
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Indiana appeals court affirms man's child neglect sentenceDec 23, 2020 6:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - The state appeals court has affirmed the sentence of a man who broke the wrist of a 5-year-old child in his care at a northwest Indiana day care cen...
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How COVID-19 affected suburbs' minority communitiesDec 23, 2020 4:00 am - From the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials warned that every American was vulnerable to infection and the virus would not discriminate. But that's exactl...
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Pritzker: More than 100,000 health care workers have gotten vaccine so farDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois has given a COVID-19 vaccine to 100,991 health care workers so far, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, as the state prepares for a second inoculation rollout in...
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Sangamon County judge tosses decision voiding Pritzker's executive ordersDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In early July, a judge in downstate Clay County voided Gov. J.B. Pritzker's coronavirus restrictions in a sweeping order that he applied to the entire stat...
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Indiana donation spot closes after a 'Grinch' cleans it outDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - NEWBURGH, Ind. (AP) - A southern Indiana woman who created a donation spot where people could leave clothes, toys and other items for those in need has closed it down af...
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NW Indiana officer honored for helping rescue woman, childDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - A northwest Indiana police officer has been honored for helping rescue a child and a woman who became trapped in a home that collapsed during a f...
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Retired judge to lead outside probe of botched Chicago raidDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A retired federal judge and a law firm will lead an independent investigation of a mistaken police raid on the home of a Black woman who wasn't allowed to...
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New trial date set for R Kelly's federal trial in ChicagoDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday again delayed R. Kelly's trial in Chicago on child pornography and other charges because of concerns about the coronavirus pand...
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Indiana virus warnings persist even as hospitalizations dipDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor and top health official called Tuesday for continued precautions to slow the coronavirus spread over the Christmas holiday even as...