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Illinois mistakenly cancels ex-inmates' voter registrationsFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - CHICAGO - The voter registrations of nearly 800 former Illinois inmates may have been mistakenly canceled because of a "data-matching error" between state agencies, the ...
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CPS Inspector General Nicholas Schuler quits abruptlyFeb 02, 2020 10:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools Inspector General Nicholas Schuler quit his post Monday, city officials confirmed. In a statement Monday morning, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she ac...
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3 meetings set on routes for proposed Mid-States CorridorFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - LOOGOOTEE, Ind. (AP) - A proposed four-lane highway that would improve southwestern Indiana's connection to Interstate 69 is set for three public meetings on the project...
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Transportation agency plans event for minority entrepreneursFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State transportation officials have planned an event next month in Springfield for minority and women-owned businesses. The conference on Feb. ...
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Birth defects 2nd-leading cause of infant deaths in IndianaFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - In October 2011, Amber Broman remembers sitting in the doctor's office bawling, screaming and crying out. Minutes earlier, she had learned that the b...
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Chicago firefighter shot in leg while responding to car fireFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 36-year-old Chicago firefighter responding to a car fire early Sunday was shot in the leg, authorities said. Firefighters arrived at the scene on the c...
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Driver in Kansas crash that killed 5 pleads no contestFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A semi-trailer truck driver from Colorado pleaded no contest Friday to five counts of vehicular homicide for hitting three vehicles on the Kansa...
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Report: Chicago schools inspector general faces scrutinyFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - The inspector general of Chicago Public Schools, whose investigations led to the removal of two former CEO's, faces scrutiny himself for allegedly berating employees. C...
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SIU-Carbondale getting upgrade of Communications BuildingFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Each year, Illinois public universities submit a wish list of building upgrades to the lawmakers crafting the state's budget. For 22 years, South...
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Galesburg program pairs teachers for coaching, mentoringFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - GALESBURG. Ill. (AP) - On a recent January morning, Ginny Crowl met with Churchill Junior High School math teacher Katrina Johnson in her classroom. They looked over ass...