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Union leader says cops were exhausted, used congressman's office to restJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - The president of the Fraternal Order of Police said Monday he has talked to all of the rank-and-file police officers who, as he put it, "guarded" U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush's ...
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Indiana chief: Courts must correct 'entrenched disparities'Jun 14, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush has called for more action to improve implicit bias and racial disparity in court systems. Rush rel...
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New trail will connect Indiana to cross-country routeJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - The first mile of a trail that will connect Indiana to the cross-country Great American Rail-Trail has been dedicated in Northwest Indiana. When...
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Long-deserted inn in Gary torn down under mayor's initiativeJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - An abandoned motel in Gary that residents had long complained was an eyesore has been razed as part of the mayor's initiative to revitalize the financi...
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Southern Illinois towns are reckoning with racist pastJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - In 1995, the year after Gage Peach was born, his hometown of Benton was the site of a KKK rally on the square in front of the historical Franklin Cou...
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Officials: Illinoisans can preregister for license, ID needsJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents can preregister online when applying for a driver's license or identification card, Secretary of State Jesse White announced ...
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Grand Tower approves $100K loan to repair sinkholeJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - GRAND TOWER, Ill. (AP) - Grand Tower city leaders have approved a $100,000 emergency loan to repair a sinkhole that has been getting bigger and deeper since flooding ove...
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Report: 75% of Chicago curfew violation arrestees were blackJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Black people made up 75% of those arrested in Chicago for alleged violations of a curfew imposed during demonstrations following George Floyd's death, acc...
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Indiana Democrats prepare to choose attorney general nomineeJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Democrats are announcing this week who will run for state attorney general in November. Longtime state Sen. Karen Tallian and former Evansvi...
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Indiana officials report 9 coronavirus deaths, 407 new casesJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana public health officials on Sunday reported nine additional deaths due to COVID-19 and 407 new cases. The Indiana State Department of Health ...