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Indiana eviction, utility shutoff moratoriums end next weekAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana residents who have struggled to pay rent or utility bills during the coronavirus pandemic have one more week before the state's protections a...
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SW Indiana utility Vectren to be renamed CenterPoint EnergyAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A utility that provides electricity to a large portion of southwestern Indiana is changing its name as part of a rebranding that will streamline ...
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2 suspects charged in 2019 shooting deaths of Chicago menAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago men have been charged with first-degree murder for an April, 2019, shooting that left two people dead and another person wounded, Cook County ...
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Fire destroys northern Indiana barn, kills about 240 calvesAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - MIDDLEBURY, Ind. (AP) - A fire that swept through an Amish family's livestock barn in northern Indiana killed more than 200 calves, fire officials said. The barn's owner...
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Man accused of targeting Black neighbor with swastika, slursAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana man, allegedly angered by the removal of a tree, is charged with a hate crime for attempting to intimidate an African American neighbor be...
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Illinois extends unemployment benefits another 20 weeksAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday it has extended jobless benefits another 20 weeks as the state's unemployment ...
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Chicago group given $10 million for community redevelopmentAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A community group on Chicago's South Side on Thursday was the recipient of a $10 million grant from a foundation to boost a million-dollar development to ...
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Hiroshima survivor who now lives in Chicago recalls nuclear attack 75 years laterAug 06, 2020 5:00 am - Sachiko Masuoka can still envision waves of people running toward her, fleeing the epicenter of a massive nuclear explosion that devastated her Japanese hometown of Hiro...
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State legislator argues Pritzker should rescind orders or go to jailAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Darren Bailey asked a downstate judge this week to agree that Gov. J.B. Pritzker violated a court ruling when he issued three COVID-19-related e...
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Loyola closes dorms for semesterAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - No Loyola University Chicago students will live in on-campus housing this fall, the university announced Thursday. Citing COVID-19 health conditions and future uncertain...