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Students' minds jolted by electrical safety seminarJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - In several ways, it was a shocking lesson for Bloomington Area Career Center students. Hailing from Paxton, Live Line Demo Inc. owner Steve Hanc...
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Mars Wrigley closing chocolate factory in ChicagoJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mars Wrigley is closing a chocolate factory on Chicago's West Side and plans to donate the building hailed for its Spanish-style architecture. The company...
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Chicago adds Little Village arch to protected landmarksJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials have designated the arch marking an entry point into the city's Little Village neighborhood. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Wednesda...
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Chicago Fire plans new training facility on former CHA siteJan 29, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Fire soccer team is considering building a training facility on land that once was one of the Chicago Housing Authority's largest public housi...
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Jackson County drug court hopes to give people second chanceJan 29, 2022 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A drug treatment court has made its way to Jackson County to help those faced with addiction and criminal charges get their life back, Judge Stev...
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Dispute troubles museum of Indiana poet James Whitcomb RileyJan 29, 2022 6:00 am - GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) - The future of a museum dedicated to the life of famed Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley is troubled by a dispute over control of its artifacts co...
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Tree logging at Scout camp has some officials unhappyJan 29, 2022 6:00 am - RURAL FAIRMOUNT, Ill. (AP) - A plan to cut more than 1,400 trees from a Boy Scouts of America campground in central Illinois is causing disagreement among Scout official...
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Nutrient runoff: How state is helping suburban sewage plants better reduce pollution in waterwaysJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - Excess nutrients from runoff of fertilizers used on suburban lawns and golf courses, along with waste from our daily lives, can find their way into our waterways, leavin...
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Illinois farmers continue battle against pollution threat of nutrient runoffJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois is one of 11 states in the Mississippi River basin that have pledged to develop strategies to reduce the polluting nutrient loads leaving their borders. It's an...
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Nearly 300 flights canceled as snow belts Chicago areaJan 28, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nearly 300 flights arriving in or departing from Chicago-area airports were canceled Friday amid a winter storm that dumped as much as 8 inches of snow on...