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Chicago teachers vote to defy district's orders to return to in-person instruction before vaccinationsJan 24, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago teachers vote to defy district's orders to return to in-person instruction before vaccinations. ...
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Sole bank in southern Illinois town on brink of closureJan 24, 2021 6:00 am - DESOTO, Illinois (AP) - The only bank in the small southern Illinois community of DeSoto will close later this year, leaving village officials scrambling to draw another...
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Earlham College reaches Ivy Tech credit-transfer agreementJan 24, 2021 6:00 am - RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - Earlham College has reached an agreement that will allow Ivy Tech Community College graduates to transfer full two-year credits from six eligible d...
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Gary's rare artesian spring may get safer off-road accessJan 24, 2021 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - For more than a decade, Gregory Magee has filled a bucket of natural, unfiltered water from a small artesian spring in Gary for himself and his horse w...
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Illinois woman sentenced to 18 months prison in medical hoaxJan 24, 2021 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A 36-year-old southern Illinois woman has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in a medical hoax that tricked people who gave her mo...
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Defying CPS, Chicago teachers vote to refuse in-person workJan 24, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago Teachers Union members have voted to defy Chicago Public Schools' reopening plans and continue working from home Monday because of health and safety concerns. Ci...
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Phase 1b of vaccinations starts Monday, but accessibility questions remainJan 24, 2021 12:00 am - Starting Monday, roughly 3.2 million more Illinois residents are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Just how those residents are going to get the vaccine remains la...
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Deal would allow expanded gambling at tribe's Indiana casinoJan 23, 2021 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The tribal casino in South Bend could become a full-fledged competitor to Indiana's other casinos later this year under a deal reached between st...
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Some farmers updating methods, trying `regenerative' farmingJan 23, 2021 6:00 am - WILLIAMSPORT, Ind. (AP) - Regenerative farmer Rick Clark has spoken on his farming methods in Russia, France, Spain, and 25 U.S. states - but he still has trouble findin...
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Indiana lawmakers debating public health, personal freedomJan 23, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - As Indiana's Republican-dominated Legislature returned to session, nearly a dozen bills drafted by GOP legislators have sparked debate in the Stateho...