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Best Bets: Andrew McCarthy, Travel & Adventure Show hit RosemontFeb 15, 2022 9:05 am - Going places Attend the Travel & Adventure Show for vacation seminars, to learn about new destinations, and to meet celebrities like Andrew McCarthy, Pauline Frommer and...
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Chicago not-for-profit CEO pleads guilty to fraud schemeFeb 15, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The leader of a Chicago not-for-profit group has pleaded guilty to misusing more than $260,000 in state grant money intended to develop commercial propert...
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Indiana tax cut plan hits wall with state Senate oppositionFeb 15, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The prospects for major Indiana tax cuts dimmed further Tuesday as a leading state senator said he and other senators were 'œentrenched'ť in first pa...
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Body of man who disappeared after crash recovered from riverFeb 15, 2022 6:00 am - ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) - The body of a 24-year-old Illinois man who hadn't been seen since walking away from a car crash last month in Lake County was recovered Tuesday, aut...
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Hoosier Lottery could need legislative OK for online gamesFeb 15, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers are looking to block the Hoosier Lottery from starting online games or ticket sales without their permission. State lottery officia...
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Man who killed Illinois trooper gets early prison releaseFeb 15, 2022 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A 71-year-old man convicted in an Illinois state trooper's 1976 killing has been released from prison after the state's Prisoner Review Board grante...
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Lawmakers consider major changes to Indiana curriculum billFeb 15, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A contentious Indiana bill that Republican lawmakers say would increase transparency of school curricula could undergo significant changes Wednesday ...
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'A bit opaque' and confidential: Behind Illinois' gubernatorial pardon processFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Jerame Simmons got his long-held wish in December when he became the chief of the fire department that dismissed him 24 years ago after he was charged with...
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Hospitalizations on track for Feb. 28 lifting of state mask mandateFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalization averages dropped by 65% in recent days compared to January, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Tuesday. The seven-day average for ...
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GOP lawmakers back effort to give DCFS workers pepper sprayFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican lawmakers are calling for the passage of legislation that would allow Department of Children and Family Services workers to carry pepper spray f...