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Illinois airports get $94M in upgrades under capital programDec 05, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, ill. (AP) - Public airports in Illinois will get $94 million in upgrades for dozens of projects, including in Galesburg, the Quad Cities and Bolingbrook, st...
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Pardoned Indiana-raised turkeys now at new Purdue homeDec 05, 2021 6:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - The two Indiana-raised turkeys given Thanksgiving pardons by President Joe Biden are now at their new Purdue University home. The turkeys arr...
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I-74 bridge over Mississippi replaces one dating to 1935Dec 05, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials from Illinois, Iowa and the federal government are celebrating the completion of a new bridge carrying Interstate 74 over the Mississi...
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Sterling firefighter who died in the line of duty honoredDec 05, 2021 6:00 am - STERLING, Ill. (AP) - A firefighter who died in the line of duty in northern Illinois has been honored by the community of Sterling. Lieutenant Garret Ramos responded t...
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Former pro wrestler Lee Rosser finds his niche as a chefDec 05, 2021 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - It doesn't matter if Lee Rosser is cutting up lemons on a sidewalk outside of the Banneker Community Center or handing out appetizers during the...
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Chicago executive to be 1st woman to lead Ali CenterDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago executive will be the first woman to lead the Muhammed Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Marilyn Jackson, 57, chief strategy and engagement o...
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Woman gets life in prison for murders of 3 in BethaltoDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Alabama woman has pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the 2019 shooting deaths of three people in Bethalto, Illinois. ...
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Spire's St. Louis area pipeline can keep operating for nowDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Federal regulators say Spire Inc. will be allowed to continue operating a natural gas pipeline in the St. Louis region until a long-term decision is mad...
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Indiana's Black churches work to combat mental health crisisDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - On a Sunday morning in Anderson, almost 30 years ago, the Rev. Dwight Holland was on assignment as pastor at his second church when he noticed a youn...
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Springfield kids get new shoes from medical school studentsDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Dozens of schoolchildren got new athletic shoes this week from students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield. Thro...