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Driver who plunged off Wisconsin ramp thankful to be aliveFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - A driver who survived when his pickup truck plunged about 70 feet (21 meters) off a slippery interchange exit ramp in Wisconsin said he feels thankful t...
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Indiana GOP budget plan boosts school vouchers, smoking taxFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly one-fifth of a proposed state funding hike for Indiana's schools would go toward expanding private school voucher and virtual school programs ...
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NE Indiana man gets 22 years for pulling gun on officerFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - ALBION, Ind. (AP) - A northeastern Indiana man who was shot by a police officer he pulled a gun on during a 2019 domestic disturbance has been sentence to 22 1/2 years i...
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Judge denies new arrest warrant for 18-year-old accused of killing 2 during Wisconsin protestFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Judge denies new arrest warrant for 18-year-old accused of killing 2 during Wisconsin protest. ...
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Business leaders criticize 'heavy-handed' Indianapolis billsFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - More than 60 Indianapolis business and civic group leaders have signed a letter criticizing the Republican-dominated Legislature over numerous bills ...
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State health department faces tough questions on COVID-19 vaccine deploymentFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - A "Hunger Games" of COVID-19 vaccine distribution for teachers and wild disparities in vaccine doses from week to week were among the problems Illinois Department of Pub...
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Preschoolers, special ed students return to classrooms in ChicagoFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - After months of arguing about hand sanitizers, positivity rates, air purifiers and the like, a sense of normalcy returned to the city's public schools Thursday - at leas...
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New jobless claims continue to fall in IllinoisFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - New claims for unemployment benefits continued to fall last week while overall unemployment remained at historically high levels. The Illinois Department o...
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Why suburban Cook County and Chicago will not follow state's vaccination expansion planFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 vaccine eligibility won't be expanded in Cook County and Chicago right now in spite of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan to add people under 65 with medical conditions ...
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COVID-19 update: 69,029 more get vaccine, 102 more deaths; S. Africa strain in IllinoisFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - With the first Illinois case of a more infectious strain of COVID-19 that originated in South Africa announced Thursday, officials are urging residents to stay vigilant ...