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Indiana man arrested in 2014 killing of Illinois girl, 15Oct 07, 2020 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - An Evansville man was arrested Wednesday in the 2014 killing of a 15-year-old Illinois girl whose body was found nearly three years ago in a shal...
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Officials worry about virus outbreaks in parts of IndianaOct 07, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Local health officials warned Wednesday about a growing number of COVID-19 illnesses in the Evansville and South Bend areas as the state health depar...
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State reports 2,630 new COVID-19 cases, 42 more deathsOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 came to 2,630 and additional deaths totaled 42 Wednesday, as Illinois surpassed 6 million tests and Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned of some infection rat...
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Pritzker administration announces $4.5 million 'racial healing' initiativeOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton unveiled a $4.5 million initiative Tuesday that is meant to foster dialogue and promote racial healing in ...
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AARP, other senior groups stump for graduated taxOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Retirees organized through the senior advocacy group AARP held a virtual news conference Wednesday to express support for a graduated tax constitutional am...
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Black lawmakers seek to revamp social studies education in IllinoisOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Leaders of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are urging a complete overhaul of the state's social studies curriculum to ensure that contributions of Bl...
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Court: Wisconsin Republicans have standing in absentee caseOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican legislators have the legal standing to appeal a federal ruling extending the deadline for counting absentee ballots in the presidential b...
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Indiana attorney general candidates split over virus powersOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's attorney general candidates are divided over how the Republican governor has used the state's emergency powers law to impose a mask mandate...
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Gary fire leaves man, girl dead, grandmother critically hurtOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - An overnight house fire in Gary killed a 6-year-old girl and a 30-year-old man and left a grandmother hospitalized in critical condition, authorities s...
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Reyes Beer Division acquiring Indiana-based Monarch BeverageOct 06, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The nation's largest beer distributor, Reyes Beer Division, plans to acquire Indianapolis-based Monarch Beverage Co., which has long been Indiana's l...