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Dining out: Roka Akor, The Table at Crate, True Food Kitchen offer Dry January drinksJan 06, 2020 10:00 pm - Dry January If you're taking some time off from alcohol, or you already abstain, some suburban restaurants are obliging with refreshing cocktails in January and througho...
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Ex-homeless woman doles out free meals to needy in IndianaJan 06, 2020 6:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - A 70-year-old woman who was once homeless is leading an effort to help others who are enduring similar financial hardships by giving away thousands o...
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Indiana governor changes stance on teacher pay actionJan 06, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor opened the door Monday to potentially boosting school funding and teacher pay after weeks of refuting any plans on such action unt...
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Police: Fatal shooting follows argument in JanesvilleJan 06, 2020 6:00 am - JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - An argument ended with gunfire that left one man dead on a street in Janesville, according to police. Officers responded to a report of shots fi...
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Man dies after off-road vehicle flips, crashes in IndianaJan 06, 2020 6:00 am - HANOVER, Ind. (AP) - A southeastern Indiana man died Sunday evening after his off-road vehicle flipped and struck a tree, authorities said. Indiana Conservation Officers...
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Suspect charged in the death of prominent Illinois lawyerJan 06, 2020 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Murder charges were filed Monday against a man suspected in the death of a prominent Illinois attorney. Timothy Michael Banowetz, 28, of Wentzv...
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Chicago-area U.S. soldier killed in attack in KenyaJan 06, 2020 6:00 am - HAZEL CREST, Ill. (AP) - A U.S. solider from the Chicago area was among three people killed in an attack on a military base in Kenya. The family of Henry Mayfield Jr. of...
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Chicago swim coach charged, got $30,000 in pool rentalsJan 06, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A swim coach at a Chicago high school collected nearly $30,000 by leasing the pool to outside groups, investigators said. The school district's inspector ...
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Indiana town names street for family after $2.5M donationJan 06, 2020 6:00 am - LAPEL, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana town is naming a street in honor of a family that gave $2.5 million toward an endowment for the community. The Lapel Town Council re...
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Illinois officials remind business owners about tax credit to offset minimum wage hikesJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois officials are reminding small business owners about a tax credit that is available to offset some of the higher labor costs associated with the increase in the ...