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Illinois State president creates role focused on diversityFeb 17, 2020 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University's president has created a new position focused on diversity and inclusion on campus. President Larry Dietz appointed Doris...
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Pritzker plans $147 million boost for DCFSFeb 17, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's second-year budget will include a $147 million increase in funding for DCFS to boost staffing and increase support for investigations. The Democrati...
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Lake County deputy injured while breaking up fight in Beach ParkFeb 17, 2020 12:00 am - A Lake County sheriff's deputy was injured while trying to break up a fight earlier this month outside a Beach Park bar, the department announced Monday. Lasonte M. Ruth...
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Best bets: Darrell Hammond brings the funny to Zanies in Chicago, RosemontFeb 16, 2020 6:31 am - Dancing experiences The Lula Washington Dance Theatre is one of the nation's preeminent dance companies that takes its inspiration from African-American culture and hist...
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Indiana dog melts hearts by helping raise and nurse kittensFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - CHRISNEY, Ind. (AP) - Stop by Jessa McCauley's house at any time, and you're liable to find a happy jumble of dogs and cats, feeding bottles, puppies and kittens and lit...
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Officials announce $75M for Chicago-area public housingFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nearly a dozen public housing authorities in the Chicago area will receive $75 million in federal funding for development, financing and modernization, fe...
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EPA orders hazardous waste probe at shuttered Indiana siteFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a hazardous waste investigation at a sprawling former oil refinery in northwestern Indian...
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Barbershop is place to get haircut, shoot off frustrationFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - Extreme Exigency LLC, home of The Armed Barbers, has created a buzz turning its customers into some of the sharpest-looking sharpshooters around. Loc...
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Indianapolis weighs future of electric car-charging stationsFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The impending demise of an electric car-sharing service in Indianapolis has left city officials faced with the question of what should happen to the ...
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Western Indiana man specializes in creating intricate riflesFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - ROCKVILLE, Ind. (AP) - On any given day, a half-mile north of the Ten O'clock Line in rural Parke County, in a workshop not much bigger than 8 feet by 28 feet, you'll fi...