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Ex-youth leader gets 20 years after child molesting pleaJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A former northern Indiana youth leader was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he molested several boys. ...
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Eastern Indiana man charged after admitting he poisoned wifeJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana man faces a preliminary charge of conspiracy to commit murder after admitting to poisoning his wife, authorities said. Alfred Ru...
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Pending legislation would clarify 'who's on first' at tollwayJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Legislation to spell out exactly who is in charge at the Illinois tollway is pending in Springfield, officials said Friday. A Senate bill is in the works that will clari...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations dip for first time since Dec. 24 as suburbs hit vaccination milestonesJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - State health officials Friday reported 7,096 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois — two fewer patients than the day before. It's the fir...
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3 dead, 1 hospitalized after suburban Chicago house fireJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - RIVER GROVE, Ill. (AP) - A wind-driven house fire killed three members of a suburban Chicago family, including a 91-year-old woman, and left fourth person hospitalized, ...
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Natural immunity added to Indiana vaccine exemption billJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday that would severely limit Indiana workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements, arguing it is time t...
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Funeral held for Chicago firefighter who died from injuriesJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot praised a fallen firefighter Thursday as a 'œphenomenal young man'ť who lost his life 'œfar too soon.'ť Lightfoot and hundred...
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2 die after vehicle struck by train in Terre HauteJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Two people died early Thursday after their vehicle was struck by a train at a railroad crossing in western Indiana. Police in Terre Haute said B...
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Chicago schools to shut for 3rd day amid debate with unionJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Leaders of the nation's third-largest school district canceled classes for a third consecutive day amid increasingly tense negotiations with the Chicago T...
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Chicago police review board gets video of suicide attemptJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability has obtained additional body-worn camera video of officers responding to the suicide attempt of a woman...