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ComEd defendants plead not guilty in bribery caseDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Four former ComEd officials pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that they engaged in a yearslong bribery scheme that federal prosecutors allege was aim...
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Southern Illinois house fire kills 3, injures 2 othersDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - ZEIGLER, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois house fire has killed three people, authorities said. Callers reporting the blaze Monday afternoon in the city of Zeigler origin...
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Republicans call for resignation of Wisconsin election chairDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republicans on Tuesday called for the Democratic chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission to resign, expressing anger that she finalized the...
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Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election resultsDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic count...
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Indiana governor ends quarantine after COVID-19 exposureDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor ended a quarantine on Tuesday that started two weeks ago after several members of his security detail were confirmed infected with...
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Wisconsin, Arizona certify Biden wins in presidential voteDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election results in favor of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continue...
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COVID-19 cases jump again, deaths top 100 on MondayDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Coronavirus cases shot up again Tuesday to 12,542, the highest in 11 days, and there were 125 deaths, Illinois public health officials reported....
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Indiana's COVID-19 deaths nearly double during NovemberDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The number of COVID-19 deaths in Indiana nearly doubled in November, and the state on Tuesday reported that coronavirus-related hospitalizations rema...
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'You can't sit by and do nothing': Lawmaker challenges Madigan's House leadershipDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit says lawmakers shouldn't have to "grovel" before Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to move bills forward for a vote, including those on...
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Willis says she won't vote for Madigan to be speakerDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - The chair of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday she won't vote for Michael Madigan to retain the speaker's gavel, making her the 19th House Democrat — and the firs...