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Database to record compliance with state prevailing wage lawDec 12, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Taxpayers will be able to ensure that contractors on public works projects are paying lawful wages starting next month. The Illinois Department...
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Not-for-profit catalogs, rates Indianapolis' urban forestsDec 12, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - In a forest near West 42nd Street and Clarendon Road, trees tower above bright leaf litter and thousands of scattered, bare branches. Some are older ...
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Settlement with Volkswagen on emissions nets Illinois $3.6MDec 12, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials have agreed to a $3.6 million settlement in a lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America for tampering with vehicle emission...
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Many Indiana spending plans unclear for federal aid moneyDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana schools are set to receive nearly $3 billion in federal coronavirus relief over the next three years, but districts vary widely on informatio...
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Chicago officer charged with killing woman during argumentDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of their child during what a prosecutor said was...
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Giant City State Park lodge has unique historyDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - MAKANDA, Ill. (AP) - The majestic Giant City Lodge sits at the highest point in Giant City State Park, but the park and lodge have a history of their own. One of Preside...
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Developer converting former Indiana county jail into condosDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Work is underway on converting a former county jail and courts building in downtown Muncie into condominiums. The overhaul comes after Delaware Count...
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Tornadoes in Missouri leave at least 2 people deadDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - At least two people in Missouri have died and hundreds of homes and buildings are damaged or destroyed after a massive Friday night stormfront that kill...
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Indiana may soon get its 2nd underwater shipwreck preserveDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - More than a century ago, townspeople wearied of looking at the fire-torched hull of the SS Muskegon, which had been abandoned in the Michigan ...
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Chicago paying $1.2M over police shooting of 14-year-oldDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The family of a 14-year-old boy fatally shot by a Chicago police officer more than seven years ago has reached a $1.2 million lawsuit settlement with city...