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Pritzker signs bill allowing over-the-counter birth controlJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed a law allowing pharmacists to assess and prescribe hormonal birth control to patients, a move Pritzker and champions of the bill ca...
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Ex-housing authority director indicted for alleged fraudJul 21, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The former executive director of a northern Indiana city's housing authority has been indicted along with four others in a scheme that allegedly ...
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Indiana man, 78, dies after mower enters pond, traps himJul 21, 2021 7:00 am - FRANKFORT, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana man died in a lawn mowing accident that left him trapped beneath a riding lawn mower that entered a pond, police said. Harold Vi...
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Cedar Rapids police ID girl found dead in car with gunshotJul 21, 2021 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Police have identified a teenage girl found dead behind the wheel of a crashed vehicle in Cedar Rapids and suffering from a gunshot wound. The...
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Meat processor Deli Star to employ nearly 500 in St. LouisJul 21, 2021 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - An Illinois meat processor is planning to relocate to midtown St. Louis, bringing nearly 500 jobs to the area. Deli Star Corp., of Fayetteville, Illino...
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Lawsuit seeks return of Columbus statue to parkJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - An Italian-American organization has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Park District demanding the Christopher Columbus statue be returned to its pedestal at Arrigo Pa...
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Married Indiana officers who accessed man's assets suspendedJul 20, 2021 7:00 am - ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana police officer has been demoted and suspended without pay after an investigation found that he and his wife, also an officer, gai...
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Indiana files appeal in federal pandemic unemployment caseJul 20, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State officials filed an appeal this week in an ongoing attempt to withdraw Indiana from federal programs that expanded unemployment benefits during ...
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Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes joins US Senate raceJul 20, 2021 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on Tuesday joined the crowded Democratic field for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. Ron John...
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AP News in Brief at 12:03 a.m. EDTJul 20, 2021 7:00 am - Size of Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of the US West PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island ...