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Intriguing letter apparently part of probe in 1987 homicideDec 11, 2020 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A letter kept in a safe deposit box apparently is part of the evidence against an Alabama man who is charged with killing a 19-year-old woman in Il...
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Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in MidwestDec 11, 2020 6:00 am - OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) - Gabe Loiacono is the kind of voter President Donald Trump needs. He lives in a pivotal county of a swing state that is among a handful that will dec...
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Raoul opposes Texas lawsuit to overturn election resultsDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined onto a legal brief, along with a coalition of 22 other Democratic attorneys general, that is asking the U.S. S...
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State lawmakers say insurers are making excess profits during pandemicDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Democratic lawmakers this week introduced legislation to reduce state payments to the insurance companies that manage Illinois' Medicaid program, argui...
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Illinois reports 190 more deaths, pushing death toll over 14,000Dec 11, 2020 12:00 am - The number of Illinoisans who have died from COVID-19 surpassed 14,000 Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced. The state reported 190 more deaths Fr...
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Gun purchases spike in Illinois amid pandemic, civil unrestDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois residents shopped for more guns and applied for firearm permits more than any other time in the state's history as the COVID-19 pandemic raged and...
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Jim Burns, state inspector general, dies at 75Dec 11, 2020 12:00 am - Longtime Illinois Secretary of State Inspector General Jim Burns, who served four years as Chicago's U.S. attorney, died this week at 75. Secretary of State Jesse White ...
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Hundreds of Chicago firefighters battle warehouse fireDec 10, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on Chicago's West Side that engulfed an auto parts warehouse. Crews were called to flames shooting throu...
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Sidney Powell unrelenting in legal battle on Trump's behalfDec 10, 2020 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Conservative attorney Sidney Powell has been unrelenting in her battle on behalf of President Donald Trump and the Americans who have pledged their faith ...
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Military says Wisconsin-based fighter jet pilot died in Michigan crash during training missionDec 10, 2020 6:00 am - STEUBEN, Mich. (AP) - Military says Wisconsin-based fighter jet pilot died in Michigan crash during training mission. ...