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Indiana Dunes National Park removing unwanted structuresJan 01, 2021 6:00 am - PORTER, Ind. (AP) - Crews at the Indiana Dunes National Park have made considerable progress removing unwanted houses and structures acquired in the 1990s for habitat re...
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Former Chicago industrial site being eyed as solar farmJan 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A toxic former industrial site on Chicago's Southeast Side is being considered for a 36-acre solar farm, according to a published report. The proposal wo...
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Bald eagles' comeback spurs their removal from Indiana listJan 01, 2021 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Bald eagles have been removed from Indiana's list of species deemed endangered or of special concern thanks to the bird's successful comeback in...
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Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surgesJan 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The number of homicides and shootings in Chicago spiked dramatically in 2020, ending with more bloodshed than in all but one year in more than two decades...
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With 2021 comes news laws for Illinoisans to followJan 01, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The arrival of 2021 brings with it few new Illinois laws due to the shortened spring session of the General Assembly caused by the COVID-19 pand...
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Only three new state laws take effect in 2021, plus minimum wage goes up againJan 01, 2021 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - When a new year begins in Illinois, typically dozens if not hundreds of new laws go into effect. Not this year. Like so many other things in 2020, the leg...
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Indiana reports 99 more COVID-19 deaths, 6,500 more casesDec 31, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana health officials reported 6,543 new coronavirus infections and 99 additional COVID-19 deaths Thursday as the state continued to see a slight ...
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4 arrested in 2019 southern Illinois slayingDec 31, 2020 6:00 am - HERRIN, Il. (AP) - Four people have been charged with first-degree murder in the 2019 slaying of a southern Illinois man, authorities have announced. According to the ...
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Wall falls at GM stamping plant in Indiana, killing workerDec 31, 2020 6:00 am - A worker at a General Motors plant in northeastern Indiana died after he was hit by a metal wall that toppled onto him when it was struck by a forklift, police said. The...
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Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine dosesDec 31, 2020 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Authorities arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist Thursday suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing...