Articles filed under Region
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Do southern Illinois police forces mirror their towns?Aug 16, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - As scrutiny has again been put on the way police interact with minority communities, a look at regional police racial demographic data shows many...
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State employee killed after mask dispute disciplined 3 timesAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - A state employee who was accused of stabbing a man after a face mask dispute and was later fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy had been reprimanded for thr...
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Illinois county tables decision to keep jail's ICE contractAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - A county board has tabled a decision on whether a northern Illinois jail will continuing its agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme...
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Shuttered NW Indiana race track might become business parkAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - SCHERERVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Officials in a northwestern Indiana community are hoping to turn a race track that hosted its last race in 2016 into a business park that can l...
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Mayor defends Chicago police after clash with protestersAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot praised city police Sunday for 'œfairly quickly" settling weekend protests that devolved into violent skirmishes while activi...
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Hoosiers helping immigrants hit hard by coronavirus pandemicAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Carlos Gomez was not able to work at his construction job for three weeks after he tested positive for COVID-19 in April. 'œI didn't know what to do...
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Wildflowers requirement for new Indiana solar park praisedAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) - A Purdue University entomologist and conservancy groups are praising an eastern Indiana county's requirement that the state's largest solar farm ...
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Mayor, police clash with protesters over who's to blame for Saturday's meleeAug 16, 2020 1:00 am - A day after a chaotic downtown protest led to 24 arrests and injuries to more than a dozen cops, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday faulted agitators at the demonstration fo...
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State reports 1,562 new COVID-19 cases, 18 more deathsAug 16, 2020 1:00 am - State health authorities on Sunday announced 1,562 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 18 additional deaths. Among the deaths were nine Cook County re...
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University of Chicago president shifting role to chancellorAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The president of the University of Chicago is leaving that role and will become the school's chancellor in June 2021. Robert Zimmer announced his plans a...