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Chicago offering scholarships for construction, engineeringJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials are accepting applications for a scholarship program designed to help disadvantaged students pursue schooling and careers in constructio...
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SW Indiana family hit by tornado ends 2020 with new startJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - NEWBURGH, Ind. (AP) - Nathan and Melissa Mosbey were overwhelmed with gratitude for the friends who showed up on Dec. 12 to help them start moving into their home. This ...
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Illinois residents head to Indiana's eateries to dine insideJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - WHITING, Ind. (AP) - Some Illinois residents fed up with their state's second ban on indoor dining amid the pandemic are heading to restaurants in adjacent Indiana so th...
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Victims in northern Illinois bowling alley shooting honoredJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Hundreds of people have attended a vigil honoring three people killed in a shooting at a bowling alley in northern Illinois. Three others were als...
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Large plastic flowers livening up yards across IllinoisJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - LOVINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Gary Smith found a hobby he loved about three and a half years ago, but never expected it to take off as quickly as it did. The 65-year-old retire...
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New COVID-19 cases dip, but positivity rates continue to climbJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials reported a second consecutive daily decline in new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the likely result of a slowdown in testing and...
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Indiana senator in group challenging election outcomeJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Sen. Mike Braun is among 11 Republicans who said Saturday they will challenge the outcome of the presidential election next week by voting to...
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Wisconsin police monitor recreational marijuana in IllinoisJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Despite dispensaries quickly popping up along Illinois' northern border after that state legalized recreational marijuana almost a year ago, local l...
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4th arrest in slaying of retired Chicago firefighterJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A fourth person has been arrested in the slaying of a retired Chicago Fire Department lieutenant, who was shot and killed killed during an attempt to carj...
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Utilities work to restore power in NW Indiana, SW MichiganJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - It could take a few days to restore power in parts of northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan after ice knocked down power lines, utilities sa...