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Dirksen Congressional Center head promotes study of senatorFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Tiffany White, director of the Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin, believes it is not enough to study the actions of historical figures. To truly a...
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Duke Energy closing southern Indiana power plant earlyFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - Duke Energy plans to close a 63-year-old coal-fired power plant in southern Indiana months earlier than had been expected. The utility's R. Galla...
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Education and job training program for youth expandedFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are expanding a program that provides training for young people who face barriers to traditional paths to education, training...
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Police: Woman killed, man injured in St. Louis hit-and-runFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A woman was killed and a man critically injured in St. Louis when they were struck by a vehicle, which fled the scene, police said. Tiffany Kurkjian, 48...
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Indiana-made alloy helped Mars rover nail red planet landingFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - For at least the next few centuries, a little piece of Kokomo will be laying quietly on the red surface of Mars, located about 128 million miles from...
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Stricter speed camera rules start Monday for Chicago driversFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Motorists in Chicago, the city wants you to slow down or else pay up. Stricter speed camera rules will mean tickets starting Monday for anyone driving as ...
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Illini win 74-69 as Wisconsin's Trice-led rally falls shortFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Illinois held on without Ayo Dosunmu. Not even an amazing outburst from Wisconsin's D'Mitrik Trice could stop the Illini from completing the school'...
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Indiana lawmakers face school voucher, virus action debatesFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republicans who dominate Indiana's Legislature have several debates to settle among themselves after the first half of this year's session, including...
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Indiana city's ornate ex-library to become luxury apartmentsFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana city's ornate former library building will be transformed into luxury apartments under plans drafted by a developer who's l...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Feb. 26Feb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map There have been 504,628 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's almost 42.6% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of...