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Vandals try to pull down Chicago park's McKinley statueNov 25, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Vandals tried to topple a Chicago park's statue of President William McKinley early Wednesday using a rope tethered to a car, police said. The attempt to ...
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155 more COVID-19 deaths, 11,378 new casesNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - New COVID-19 cases totaled 11,378 Wednesday, the highest since Saturday, and 155 more people died from the respiratory disease, as Illinois moved to borrow $2 billion to...
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Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certificationNov 24, 2020 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republicans filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to block certification of the presidential election results even as a recount...
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Indiana lawmaker quitting weeks after winning reelectionNov 24, 2020 6:00 am - MIDDLEBURY, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana lawmaker announced Tuesday she was resigning from her legislative seat just three weeks after winning reelection. Republican C...
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Ex-Purdue prof, wife get probation for research funds fraudNov 24, 2020 6:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A former Purdue University professor and his wife have been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay a combined $1.6 million in restitution after p...
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Keep the mask: A vaccine won't end the US crisis right awayNov 24, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Don't even think of putting the mask away anytime soon. Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several mon...
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SW Indiana man allegedly failed to pay for $250K of timberNov 24, 2020 6:00 am - MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) - A southwestern Indiana man faces more than three dozen charges alleging that he failed to pay for $250,000 worth of timber he purchased over a ...
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Indiana investigation could imperil new casino projectsNov 24, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An investigation stemming from allegations of illegal political contributions by a longtime Indiana casino executive could snarl the future of multim...
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Chicago officer seriously injured as car flees traffic stopNov 24, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two people were taken into custody after a Chicago police officer was dragged by a car and seriously injured when the vehicle sped away from a traffic sto...
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Traveling? 'Change your plans,' Pritzker urges as COVID-19 deaths up 137% from a month agoNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - Thanksgiving travelers on the brink of heading to O'Hare or Midway international airports should "change your plans, if you can," Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged Tuesday amid a...