Governor Newsom cancels trip to UN climate conference
By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE | The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday abruptly…
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The Bali ‘suitcase murder’: Oak Park native Heather Mack’s conviction for killing her mother, Indonesian imprisonment and release
The young woman walked free from an Indonesian prison on Oct. 29, 2021. Read More
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Multiple people report being drugged at off-campus gatherings in Evanston, according to Northwestern University alert
Multiple people have reported they were drugged without consent while attending recent gatherings at off-campus…
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Playing college football games didn’t spread coronavirus among athletes, study suggests
By Jen Christensen, CNN With testing and other mitigation measures in place, playing college football games did not…
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October 29, 2021 The Morning Sixpack, Wages Set Record
NOTE: The Morning Sixpack is going on hiatus for two weeks (beginning November 1 – starting up again on November 15).…
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Convicted singer R. Kelly to get appeal help from high-profile New York attorney who helped Bill Cosby
His legal team got a shot in the arm as a lawyer who won an appeal of Bill Cosby’s sex case has signed on to challenge…
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Illinois school report card for 2021 reflects declining test scores, climbing student absences during COVID-19 pandemic
One in 5 students were chronically absent from school last year. Read More
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Vaccinated seniors navigate life in mostly unvaccinated rural America
Vaccination rates in much of rural America remain low. But there's one consistent holdout demographic: seniors, many…
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