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Hear from state lawmakers at Barrington virtual forum Oct. 7Sep 28, 2020 1:00 am - Local business leaders and the public can hear firsthand updates from Barrington-area state legislators at a virtual town forum from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, O...
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Grand NW Indiana mansion that became restaurant being razedSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - A grand mansion in northwest Indiana that was visited by a parade of prominent guests before being turned into an upscale restaurant is meeting t...
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The eyes don't have it: Masks upset classroom communicationSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - Placing an order at a deli counter while wearing a mask and standing 6 feet away can be difficult. Try teaching a class full of schoolchildren and connecting with studen...
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Police say 5-year-old girl fatally stabbed in ChicagoSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 5-year-od girl has been fatally stabbed on Chicago's West Side, authorities said. Officers were called around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and found paramedic...
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Indiana increased public pension assets despite pandemicSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's public pension funds for state and local government employees, including teachers, has apparently weathered the financial markets' volatili...
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EIU pushing for continuous increase in enrollment numbersSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Student enrollment at Eastern Illinois University has been growing for the last three-straight years, continuing with a 10.5% increase this fall....
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Appellate court halts Wisconsin ballot-counting extensionSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin's presidential election, a momen...
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Lawyer says officer thought Blake was trying to kidnap childSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of h...
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Driver's license renewal deadline extended another 3 monthsSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has extended expiration dates for driver's licenses another three months. White announced this week tha...
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Streetcar a survivor of pre-World War II transportation eraSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - UNION, Ill. (AP) - Hundreds of Terre Haute residents once sat in those leatherette seats, as passengers on Indiana Railroad's Car No. 205. Some rode that streetcar to an...