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8 events and shows to celebrate Hanukkah in the city, suburbsDec 14, 2019 6:31 am - Christmas celebrations abound this time of year, but there are also Hanukkah events for Jewish families wanting to celebrate the eight-day festival of lights. Hanukkah c...
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Man who died at construction site was on brink of retirementDec 14, 2019 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - The son of a northwestern Indiana man who died from injuries he suffered in a construction site accident says his father was on the brink of ret...
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EXCHANGE: Activists continue their efforts despite defeatDec 14, 2019 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Progressives in McLean County felt lost following the election of Donald Trump as president and could have decided to lay low for four years. In...
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Legionnaires' cases may be linked to Chicago-area hospitalDec 14, 2019 6:00 am - WINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State health officials are investigating whether three cases of Legionnaires' disease are linked to a suburban Chicago hospital. The Illinois Depar...
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$1 million boost for northern Indiana theater renovationDec 14, 2019 6:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - Work toward restoring the luster of an early 1900s theater in northern Indiana is getting an unexpected $1 million boost. Leaders of the Goshen Theat...
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Indiana resisting marijuana trend of neighboring statesDec 14, 2019 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's Republican Statehouse leaders are firmly against taking any steps toward following neighboring states in legalizing marijuana use during th...
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Lions at Chicago zoo getting a new $15 million homeDec 14, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The lions at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo are getting some new digs worthy of the kings of the jungle. Thanks to a $15 million donation, the zoo will be abl...
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EXCHANGE: East Peoria teen gives back to hospitalDec 14, 2019 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Ivan Tharp was back on familiar territory at Peoria's OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois. But instead of arriving as a patient - which he...
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Indiana University could make SAT, ACT tests optionalDec 14, 2019 6:00 am - MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University could soon stop requiring students to submit ACT or SAT scores with their college applications, joining a national trend of unive...
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Woman killed crossing Illinois interstate to reach familyDec 14, 2019 6:00 am - FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. (AP) - A 20-year-old woman died Friday when she was hit by a car on an Illinois interstate while trying to cross from her disabled vehicle to family ...