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Preservationists watch Illiana Expressway proposalSep 16, 2013 7:40 am - Illinois preservationists are working with state officials to make sure historic properties aren’t affected by the proposed Illiana Expressway. The 47-mile route would l...
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Great Lakes program inspires rare bipartisanshipSep 13, 2013 5:57 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Nowhere has the fervor to cut government down to size been more dramatically on display than in the industrial Midwest. Republicans have seized co...
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Indiana Catholic bishop has collarbone surgerySep 13, 2013 7:50 am - FORT WAYNE — The Roman Catholic bishop for much of northern Indiana is recovering after surgery to repair a broken collarbone. A spokesman for Fort Wayne-South Bend Bish...
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Authorities say mom stabbed son over ice creamSep 10, 2013 3:39 pm - A South suburban woman is being held in lieu of $750,000 in the death of her teenage son during an alleged argument Saturday over ice cream. Robin Erwin of Sauk Village ...
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Braidwood nuclear reactor down for refuelingSep 10, 2013 3:39 pm - BRACEVILLE, Ill. — Exelon Generation says one of two reactors at the company’s Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station is shut down for scheduled refueling and maintenance....
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Experts: Climate primary factor on lake levelsSep 09, 2013 6:34 pm - MILWAUKEE — Placing water retention structures in the St. Clair River may not be enough to counteract the effects of a warming climate and raise Lakes Huron and Michigan...
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Research grants available for Indiana high school studentsSep 09, 2013 7:16 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana students in grades 9-12 can apply for grants up to $300 to help pay for designing, conducting and evaluating independent research projects. The I...
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Southern Indiana airport closing runway for sinkhole repairSep 09, 2013 7:16 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The main runway of a southern Indiana airport is being closed so that crews can make long-term repairs for sinkholes near it. Monroe County Airport m...
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Scores from troubled Indiana test set for releaseSep 09, 2013 7:16 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Scores from the problem-plagued ISTEP test that Indiana students took last spring are expected to be released Monday. The public release of those scores h...
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Northwest Indiana nursing center in senior complex to closeSep 09, 2013 7:16 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — A senior living complex in a northwest Indiana community plans to close its 120-bed skilled nursing facility in November. The Post-Tribune repor...