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Data: Gary's 2019 homicide count highest since 2007Jan 19, 2020 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - The northwest Indiana city of Gary reported 58 homicides in 2019, which is the highest since 2007 when there were 71, officials said. The murder count...
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Report: Chicago Teachers Union spent $1.5M on lobbyingJan 19, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Teachers Union spent almost $1.5 million on political activity including lobbying, in the months leading up to a two-week strike in the fall, ...
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Illinois approves coal company's mine water pumping proposalJan 19, 2020 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources approved the first of three permits for a coal company's plan to discharge waste water from a mine i...
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DNA tests confirm coyote captured in Chicago attacked boyJan 19, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Animal control officials in Chicago said Sunday that DNA tests confirm a coyote recently captured in the city is the same animal that attacked a 6-year-ol...
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Authorities: Child, 6, dies after being hit by falling treeJan 19, 2020 6:00 am - BOONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A 6-year-old southwestern Indiana child hit by a falling tree has died, authorities said. Authorities were called Saturday afternoon, according t...
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Harmon of Oak Park chosen to serve as president of Illinois SenateJan 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Senator Don Harmon, an Oak Park Democrat, was elected by his peers as the 39th president of the Illinois Senate on Sunday after hours of behind-the-s...
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The first president of University of Southern Indiana diesJan 18, 2020 6:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - David Rice, the first president of the University of Southern Indiana, has died at age 90. The school in Evansville was a regional campus of Indi...
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State offers $3.5M funding to Illinois fire, rescue agenciesJan 18, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The office of the State Fire Marshall is accepting applications for its Small Equipment Grant Program. The $3.5 million program provides grants...
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Young Indiana musician's song spotlights suicide preventionJan 18, 2020 6:00 am - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - For local musician Jackson Snelling, songwriting has been an outlet for addressing difficult topics and losses he has faced in his own life. ...
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Areas in 2 Indiana parks receive designation for rare treeJan 18, 2020 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Portions of two Indiana parks are getting a special designation because of a rare tree species. Areas in Brown County State Park and Yellowwood ...