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High court: Pleading guilty does not prevent later innocence claimsDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - People who plead guilty to crimes are not automatically precluded from later asserting claims of innocence, the state's highest court ruled on Thursday. Th...
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Rittenhouse due back in court todayDec 02, 2020 11:01 pm - KENOSHA, Wis. - An Antioch teen accused of killing two men during an August protest in Wisconsin is due in court today for a preliminary hearing in the case. Kyle Ritten...
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Final sentencing set for man who claimed to be missing childDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday set final sentencing Dec. 15 for an Ohio man who falsely claimed to be a long-missing Illinois child. U.S. District Judge...
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Wisconsin governor calls Trump lawsuit an 'assault'Dec 02, 2020 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn Wisconsin's election results by tossing ballots only from the state's two most heavily Democratic count...
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Safe Haven Baby Box to be unveiled at Gary fire stationDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - The first baby box in Gary meant to allow people to anonymously leave newborns at firehouses is expected to be unveiled this week, officials said. The ...
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Indiana leaders pin slowing COVID-19 spread to vaccineDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana faces a longer stretch of COVID-19 illnesses and deaths while the governor and top state health official on Wednesday pinned improvement on p...
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Skeletal remains found in southern Indiana townDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - ORLEANS, Ind. (AP) - Skeletal remains have been found in a southern Indiana town, state police say. The remains were discovered Sunday by a man who was walking in the to...
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Chicago tows over 230 vehicles on 1st night of parking banDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The City of Chicago towed over 230 vehicles on the first day of the overnight winter parking ban. On Dec. 1 every year, from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. until April ...
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Report: State energy laws created 'profit machine' for ComEdDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State energy laws passed in 2011 and 2013 allowed ComEd to earn huge profits while the utility giant failed to fulfill its promise of consumer savings and ...
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Pritzker: Illinois' first COVID-19 vaccine allotment will stretch further than expectedDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday the state's initial 109,000-dose COVID-19 vaccine allotment will actually go to that many residents instead of half that amount as...