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Tax amnesty program nets more than $60M more than expectedFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A tax amnesty program created during the passage of last year's state operating budget has brought in nearly $240 million - approximately $60 million more ...
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Chicago man gets 99 years in mom's murder-for-hire killingFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An aspiring Chicago rapper who posted a video on YouTube of himself throwing thousands of dollars that he inherited from his mother to his 'œfans'ť has b...
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Indiana push for pregnant worker protections gets sidelinedFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican lawmakers on Monday threw a roadblock in front of a proposal that would require more Indiana businesses to allow pregnant women to take lo...
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Chicago man body slammed by police officer faces new chargesFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man who was body-slammed by a police officer during an arrest in November is now facing new charges for allegedly striking a store manager, auth...
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2 Chicago officers treated, released after rollover crashFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago police officers injured in a rollover crash early Monday have been released from a hospital and are recuperating at home, police said. Chicago...
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Chicago schools inspector general steps down amid complaintsFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The inspector general of Chicago Public Schools is stepping down after the school board hired a law firm to investigate complaints that he berated employe...
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Indiana House backs slowing coal power plant closuresFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana House narrowly endorsed on Monday a proposal aimed at making it more difficult for Indiana electric companies to close more coal-fired po...
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USDA OKs disaster areas for 3 Indiana counties hit by rainFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - COVINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Three western Indiana counties hit by excessive rainfall last year have been declared primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agr...
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How coronavirus in China could hurt Illinois soybean farmersFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Soybean farmers in Illinois cannot catch a break. After a promising trade deal with China last month gave farmers hope amid an intense trade war, the deadl...
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Racketeering lawsuit targets Sandoval, SafeSpeedFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval and SafeSpeed LLC, the red-light camera company at the center of federal corruption charges against him, are now the targ...