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Ivy Tech to debut program for students with Down syndromeFeb 29, 2020 6:00 am - SELLERSBURG, Ind. (AP) - Ivy Tech Community College is preparing to test a pilot program at one of its southern Indiana campuses that will provide post-secondary educati...
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High-tech Chicago exhibit puts visitors eye-to-eye with Martin Luther King Jr.Feb 29, 2020 6:00 am - Imagine being so close to Martin Luther King Jr. as he gives one of the world's most famous speeches that you notice the creases in his face and then realize the late ci...
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Deere & Co laying off 42 at Waterloo location on May 4Feb 28, 2020 6:00 am - WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - Deere & Co. plans to lay off 42 workers in Waterloo - the latest round of layoffs in the state the farm equipment maker has announced in recent mon...
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Senate panel alters bill that would slow coal plant closuresFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana Senate panel has passed a stripped-down version of a bill consumer and environmental groups have argued could stifle growth in renewable e...
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Judge acquits Amtrak officer in fatal Chicago shootingFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Friday acquitted an Amtrak police officer of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Minnesota man at a major train station in ...
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5 Chicago cops injured in traffic crashFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Five Chicago police officers were injured when their cars crashed into each other late Thursday night, the department said. The three officers in an unma...
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High-tech Chicago exhibit puts visitors eye-to-eye with MLKFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Imagine being so close to Martin Luther King Jr. as he gives one of the world's most famous speeches that you notice the creases in his face and then real...
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Chicago schools drop Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples DayFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's public schools will no longer observe Columbus Day, replacing that October school holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day, with civic and political ...
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Illinois EPA tackling next vaping problem: toxic wasteFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As people worry about the negative effects that electronic cigarettes and vaping pens may have on users' health, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agen...
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Pritzker says current coronavirus risk low, but public health agencies prepared for possible spreadFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the world, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot insisted Friday that state and loc...