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Madigan's leadership in jeopardy as more House Democrats say he doesn't have their votesNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Michael Madigan's 35-year tenure as speaker of the Illinois House could be in jeopardy as some Democratic lawmakers predicted Thursday he won't have the votes needed to ...
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Illinois reports 14,612 new COVID-19 cases, 168 more deathsNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases surged to 14,612 Thursday, with a record 6,037 hospital patients and 168 more deaths from the respiratory disease as tighter restriction...
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New statewide network helps get marijuana convictions expungedNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois' legalization of cannabis earlier this year means people with arrests or convictions for lower-level marijuana offenses can have their records expunged. While ...
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Indiana health leaders warn COVID-19 risking hospital careNov 18, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State health and hospital leaders warned Wednesday that Indiana could be facing months more of the surging coronavirus infections that have already s...
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4 indicted in scheme to allegedly influence Speaker MadiganNov 18, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Four people, including an associate of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges they orchestrate...
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Chicago police release video in drive-by shooting of boy, 5Nov 18, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Video released by Chicago police after a 5-year-old boy was shot in the head while playing on an iPad at home shows that an SUV drove past the apartment b...
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Hacker closing out prison sentence in Chicago halfway houseNov 18, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Computer hacker Jeremy Hammond, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for breaking into computer systems of security firms and law-enforcement agencies...
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EXPLAINER: A look at Trump's long-shot legal challengesNov 18, 2020 6:00 am - As President Donald Trump continues to push falsehoods about the election, his legal team has so far failed to gain any traction in court without evidence of widespread ...
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Indiana county OKs fining businesses violating mask orderNov 18, 2020 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Businesses in a northern Indiana county could now face fines if they fail to enforce a county mask order requiring employees of businesses to wea...
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Suburban Milwaukee officer who killed 3 since 2015 resignsNov 18, 2020 6:00 am - WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) - A suburban Milwaukee police officer who has fatally shot three people in the line of duty since 2015, including a teenager outside a mall in Febru...