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Chicago police: Driver struck pedestrian twice, killing herAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man was ordered held Wednesday for using an SUV to strike and kill a pedestrian and injure her daughter while they walked along a Chicago street. During...
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Eastern Indiana district closes schools after quarantinesAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana school district that sent 228 students home to quarantine to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 has shuttered its middle and high...
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Chicago mayor names committee to review public monumentsAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday announced the formation of a committee to review the city's monuments three weeks after ordering the removal of ...
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Governor backs delay to possible Indiana school funding cutsAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's public schools would be assured of full state funding for the rest of this year under a plan announced by the governor Wednesday to sideste...
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Environmental group says Indiana mill exceeds toxicity capAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - An environmental group that sued a steelmaker in December for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act at its northwestern Indiana facility says the ...
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2 boys who drowned in Illinois River ID'd as young brothersAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - BEARDSTOWN, Ill. (AP) - Two boys who drowned last week in central Illinois after being swept into the Illinois River have been identified as brothers. Briston M. Dunmire...
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Jazz Showcase owner Joe Segal diesAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - Joe Segal, the Chicago impresario who promoted jazz for more than seven decades, died Monday at 94, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Mr. Segal, whose love affair with...
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State sets tiebreaker for awarding conditional marijuana licensesAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation adopted permanent rules this week to break ties in the application process for 75 conditio...
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Pritzker tells local leaders to step up or state will be forced to 'roll things back'Aug 12, 2020 1:00 am - With positive test results for COVID-19 trending up in counties including Lake, McHenry and Will, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday advised local leaders with virus surges...
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Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across MidwestAug 11, 2020 7:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, ...