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Indiana woman, 105, a veteran of 2 pandemics, gets vaccineFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - A local woman who was a toddler during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is on track to survive the second pandemic of her lifetime. Thelma Spade, 105...
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SIU receives volumes belonging to late inventor FullerFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University has received a collection of books belonging to the late inventor and designer R. Buckminster Fuller, who also taugh...
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State Police: 4 killed in suburban Chicago traffic crashFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) - Four people, including a young child and teenager, died in a traffic crash outside Chicago, Illinois State Police said Sunday. The crash ha...
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Museum founded by Holocaust survivor reopens in IndianaFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A western Indiana museum founded by a Holocaust survivor who championed forgiveness has reopened following a six-month-long closure prompted by ...
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Indiana Senate backs yearly hurdle on teacher union duesFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana teachers would have to renew requests every year for automatic paycheck deduction of union dues under a bill that's been approved by the stat...
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Indiana county seeks repayment for police fugitive manhuntFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana county is seeking repayment of more than $30,000 from a private transport company for a manhunt police mounted after a fu...
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Esports offers youths new way to connect virtuallyFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - On a typical Tuesday night Seanan AlYasiri and his family crowd around the TV in their living room. At first glance it may appear they are watching a...
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Gymnastics coach sentenced to 32 years for sexual assaultFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - DeKALB, Ill. (AP) - A 25-year-old youth gymnastics coach in northern Illinois has been sentenced to 32 years after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting students. Jose...
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SIU Carbondale renews status as 'Bicycle Friendly'Feb 21, 2021 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale has earned its second recognition as a Bicycle Friendly University. The League of American Bicyclists...
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Daily vaccinations plunge as state reports 35 more COVID-19 deathsFeb 21, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois health authorities said just 13,433 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the state Saturday, the fewest in more than six weeks. There was no immediate...