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Health advocates fighting plan to cut Indiana's vaping taxFeb 10, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Anti-smoking advocates are arguing against a proposal that would reduce Indiana's new tax on electronic cigarettes before it even takes effect. The p...
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Steel Dynamics hiring 200 at its northeast Indiana plantsFeb 10, 2022 6:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Steel Dynamics Inc. plans to hire 200 additional employees for its northeast Indiana operations, the company announced Thursday. The company said...
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Love stories: Diva-in-residence Lynne Jordan brings songs, tales to the Raue CenterFeb 10, 2022 5:00 am - Lynne Jordan is a natural storyteller. So when she gets behind a mic, as she will Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, she is destine...
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DuPage County fighting efforts to repeal state's 'puppy mill' banFeb 10, 2022 4:22 am - After years of lobbying, animal welfare advocates celebrated a hard-fought victory last summer when state lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation banning pet stores ...
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Pediatric experts: Masks are key to preventing COVID-19 infections at schoolFeb 10, 2022 4:00 am - Pediatric experts say there's no argument masks are key in reducing the spread of COVID-19, even as lawyers debate whether Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration is authori...
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Gas companies push back against effort to repeal surchargeFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Natural gas utilities in Illinois warned of job losses and possible risks to public safety if state lawmakers repeal a law allowing them to add a surcharge...
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Former 'Cheer' star from Naperville pleads guilty in child pornography caseFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - Jerry Harris, former star of the Netflix documentary series "Cheer," pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of receiving child pornography and soliciting sex from mi...
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Bears hire Andre Curtis as safeties coach, David Walker as running backs coachFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - The Bears added two more assistant coaches to head coach Matt Eberflus' staff. Andre Curtis is the new safeties coach and David Walker is the new running backs coach. Cu...
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Akrush: Why did new coordinators choose Bears? It all starts with Matt EberflusFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - The Bears new defensive, offensive and special teams coordinators all appear to have at least one thing in common. Alan Williams, Luke Getsy and Richard Hightower are al...
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EXPLAINER: How does curling scoring work?Feb 09, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Amid the clattering of the rocks and the shouting and sweeping and chess-like strategy, curling has a simple goal: position as many stones as possible clo...