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Lightfoot: No plans to change city holiday of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples DayFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday she has no plans to duplicate at the city level what her hand-picked school board just did, infuriating some Italian Americans. That is,...
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Pritzker appoints Costello as new agriculture directorFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - This story has been corrected to say that Jerry Costello grew up in Belleville. SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday appointed former state Rep. Jerry Costell...
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Daily Herald Media acquires weekly paper in central IllinoisFeb 27, 2020 4:00 pm - Paddock Publications Inc., the employee-owned parent of the Daily Herald, added to its growing central Illinois presence Thursday with the acquisition of the Moultrie Co...
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Calling someone a 'jackass' is a tradition in US politicsFeb 27, 2020 6:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Chris Lamb, IUPUI (THE CONVERSATION) Wh...
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Company to close Indianapolis site, lay off 199 workersFeb 27, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis asset financing and fleet management company has told the state it plans to close its Indianapolis facility, eliminating 199 jobs. 19...
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NBC renews 'Law & Order: SVU,' 'Chicago' dramas for 3 yearsFeb 27, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC is giving three-year renewals to its drama series from veteran producer Dick Wolf, including the perennial 'œLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit.'ť ...
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Train hauling crude oil derails in NW Indiana, no oil spillsFeb 27, 2020 6:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - A freight train hauling tanker cars loaded with crude oil partially derailed in northwestern Indiana after dozens of the cars disconnected from...
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Company wins state aid for moving production, jobs into IowaFeb 27, 2020 6:00 am - CLINTON, Iowa (AP) - The Timken Co. is planning to move auger production to Clinton from across the Mississippi River in Fulton, Illinois. Timken Drives, a subsidiary of...
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IL-UncontestedFeb 27, 2020 6:00 am - U.S. Senate Dick Durbin (i), Dem ...
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Bill requiring liaison for prison visitors among measures passed by SenateFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - If you visit a prisoner in an Illinois Department of Corrections facility, you might soon have an outlet for complaints or suggestions. The state Senate on...