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Michigan town holds parade for 40-year-old gold medalistFeb 14, 2022 6:00 am - IRON RIVER, Mich. (AP) - A 40-year-old snowboarder who won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics was honored Monday with a parade in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Nick Baumg...
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Indiana lawmakers turn down changes to mail-in voting rulesFeb 14, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana legislative committee on Monday turned aside a proposal that aimed to tighten the state law on the increasingly popular practice of voting...
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Indiana man gets 7 years for attacking woman with macheteFeb 14, 2022 6:00 am - NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - A southern Indiana man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for attacking a woman in 2020 with a machete, leaving her with numerous wounds...
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Jury convicts Chicago alderman who is part of Daley clanFeb 14, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A grandson and nephew of Chicago's two longest-serving mayors was convicted Monday of tax crimes and making false statements. Patrick Daley Thompson, a me...
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Indiana steel mill agrees to pay $3M, improve waste systemFeb 14, 2022 6:00 am - PORTAGE Ind. (AP) - A steel company has agreed to pay $3 million and improve the wastewater system at an Indiana mill, more than two years after a discharge of ammonia a...
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IUPUI gets $3.7M grant to grow its cybersecurity programsFeb 14, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis plans to use a $3.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to grow its fledgling cyb...
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Five things to know about life without masks Feb. 28Feb 14, 2022 4:30 am - If COVID-19 hospitalizations and other metrics continue to improve, Illinoisans will be able to enter indoor public spaces without face masks on Feb. 28, with some excep...
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Imagining a hypothetical Super Bowl in Arlington HeightsFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Super Bowl LVI was played at SoFi Stadium Sunday. Seven years ago, the NFL's newest mega-stadium was just a twinkle in L.A. Rams owner Stan Kroenke's eye. In reality, th...
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Billionaire Ken Griffin donates $20 million to Irvin's governor campaignFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's GOP gubernatorial campaign is $20 million richer Monday courtesy of a seismic donation from Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin. "I appreciate M...
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Mask-optional policies questioned as children and teens lead in new Illinois COVID-19 casesFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Children and teenagers represent the lion's share of new COVID-19 cases, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. Since Jan. 3, the state has reported 21...