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Ex-Illinois secretary of state worker sentenced for fraudMay 10, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A former administrator with the Illinois Secretary of State's office has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding the state out of n...
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Indiana lawmakers override veto on local health rulesMay 10, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana legislators nullified on Monday any local COVID-19 restrictions tougher than those issued statewide with their vote to override the governor'...
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Korean War soldier's remains returned to Illinois home townMay 10, 2021 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The remains of U.S. Army Cpl. Asa E. Vance on Monday were brought to his family 70 years after he left Decatur, Illinois, to serve in the Korean War...
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ADM to build $350 million soybean plant in North DakotaMay 10, 2021 7:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Agribusiness conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland Co. on Monday announced that it will build a $350 million soybean crushing plant in North Dakota. ...
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3 men killed in explosion near Starved Rock identifiedMay 10, 2021 1:00 am - The three men who died after apparently igniting an explosive powder near Starved Rock State Park were relatives from Chicago, the LaSalle County coroner's office said M...
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Navy Pier Flyover finally opens, 7 years after construction beganMay 10, 2021 1:00 am - With the clouds parting on cue and the lake glistening in the distance, Chicago leaders officially opened the last stretch of the much-delayed Navy Pier Flyover project ...
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Vaccine teams move to office buildings to make getting COVID-19 shots easierMay 10, 2021 1:00 am - Major commercial buildings, including an office building in Schaumburg, soon will have COVID-19 vaccination teams on site to offer free inoculations to workers and other...
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As vaccine counts tick back up, Illinois is on track for looser COVID-19 restrictions this weekMay 10, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 vaccine providers throughout Illinois are again averaging more than 80,000 shots a day after spending all of last week below that threshold. Illinois Department...
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Union leaders decry Indiana's high rate of worker deathsMay 09, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana labor union leaders are calling for improved workplace safety enforcement with the state's rate of deaths while working about one-third highe...
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New jet-fueling system completed at Grissom Air Reserve BaseMay 09, 2021 7:00 am - BUNKER HILL, Ind. (AP) - An overhaul on a new jet fueling system has been completed at northern Indiana's Grissom Air Reserve Base following several years of work to rep...