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Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored chargesFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in C...
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Lightfoot delivers tough-love anti-crime message: Young people, 'put down the guns,' and adults, 'be better'Feb 23, 2020 10:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot implored young people to put down the guns - and urged their parents to secure their weapons and pay attention to their kids - after the previous we...
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Indiana Beach amusement park closes, residents look aheadFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - MONTICELLO, Ind. (AP) - Officials are hoping to find a new buyer after the popular Indiana Beach amusement park that had operated for nearly a century recently closed wi...
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Indiana State sends Evansville to 16th straight lossFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Christian Williams had 16 points as Indiana State defeated Evansville 64-62 on Sunday, sending the Purple Aces to their 16th consecutive loss. Ty...
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Illinois Supreme Court candidate forum set for ChicagoFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Candidates running in hopes of filling an open seat on the Illinois Supreme Court are expected to participate in a Chicago forum. The Chicago Bar Associa...
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Indiana blacksmith shows off skills in blacksmithing classesFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The mild smell of burning coal fills a warm workshop stocked with beefy equipment that dates from a century or three ago. John Latowski takes a b...
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Project doubling Indiana Michigan Power's solar generationFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - GRANGER, Ind. (AP) - Construction is expected to start this spring on a project more than doubling Indiana Michigan Power's electricity production from solar energy sour...
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Judge rejects fatal crash plea, surprising victim's parentsFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana judge has rejected a man's plea agreement in a fatal 2015 car crash, frustrating the victim's parents, who say they want the long-...
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Needle exchange expanded for southern Illinois drug usersFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - From 2011 to 2015, a small pocket of rural Indiana became a hotbed for HIV. Over 200 new infections were reported in Scott County, an area of abo...
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Illinois contractor faces federal fraud charges in IndianaFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - An Illinois contractor faces federal charges in Indiana for allegedly defrauding a blight removal program of nearly $100,000 in phony invoices. Mah...