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Cave-In-Rock has evolved from pirate hideout to picnic spotAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - CAVE-IN-ROCK, Ill. (AP) - What a difference a couple of centuries can make. Today, several hundred thousand tourists a year flock to the tiny Ohio River village of Cave-...
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For pandemic jobless, the only real certainty is uncertaintyAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came t...
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Indiana campgrounds see demand up amid coronavirus pandemicAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - PERU, Ind. (AP) - Some Indiana campgrounds have been packed this summer with campers seeking a taste of the great outdoors following months of restrictions during the co...
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For pandemic jobless, the only real certainty is uncertaintyAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came t...
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Gov. Pritzker pushes mask compliance as Illinois announces 1,382 new virus casesAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker Sunday urged a committee of legislators to approve proposed Illinois Department of Public Health rules to bring businesses into compliance if they are...
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Aug. 9 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 94,658 cases in the suburbs as of Sunday. That's 49% of the state's total, acc...
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Indiana utility faces $1.1M fine over safety violationsAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana utility is facing a $1.1 million fine - the largest in state history - after state regulators cited it for natural gas pipel...
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Some Indiana farmers find surprising bounty in COVID-19 yearAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - SCOTTSBURG, Ind. (AP) - Scottsburg-based farmer Doug Krieger said that in more than two decades of selling at southern Indiana farmers markets, he's never had a year lik...
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Doctors, hospitals launch voter registration effortsAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - An emergency room doctor in Boston is assembling thousands of voter registration kits for distribution at hospitals and doctor's offices. Later this month...
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Museum showcases local history with kitchen thingsAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - TREMONT, Ill. (AP) - Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the Tremont Museum and Historical Society's Apron Strings and Kitchen Things exhibit is that it makes local hi...