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Douglas statue to be removed from Illinois Capitol lawnAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A statute of Stephen A. Douglas, a senator from Illinois whose national reputation in the mid-19th Century was built on the idea that each new U.S. territo...
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State awards $39.5M in infrastructure grantsAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded $39.5 million in grants Wednesday for 27 capital improvement projects around the state...
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Illinois woman killed in Mississippi River crash in IowaAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - LeCLAIRE, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in eastern Iowa are seeking information on a boat crash in the Mississippi River near LeClaire that killed an Illinois woman. The coll...
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Man dies after fall at SW Indiana power plantAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - NEWBURGH, Ind. (AP) - A worker has died from injuries he suffered in a fall at a Vectren power plant in southwestern Indiana, a company spokeswoman said. The man suffere...
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SW Illinois man allegedly ran over his wife, killing herAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois man faces charges alleging that he ran over his wife with a truck, killing her, while he was intoxicated. Teddy Weil, 62, ...
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Indiana governor orders equity officer, cameras for troopersAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced steps Tuesday toward tackling racial injustice concerns that include equipping state police troopers with body ca...
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Parke County commissioners cancel Covered Bridge FestivalAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - ROCKVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The Parke County Board of Commissioners have voted to cancel this year's Covered Bridge Festival because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The commissione...
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Indiana reports 28 more COVID-19 deaths, 850 more casesAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Twenty-eight more Indiana residents have died from COVID-19 and 850 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, state health offici...
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Chicago's Navy Pier to again close with too few visitorsAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's Navy Pier is closing again until next spring because attendance has been too low during the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Tuesday. ...
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Indiana Lottery sees slight dip amid coronavirus turmoilAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Hoosier Lottery's profits going to state government dropped by nearly $8 million this past year, which agency leaders said Tuesday they considere...