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Illinois reports 104 new COVID-19 deaths, total now 15,969Dec 27, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Sunday reported 3,767 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 104 confirmed dea...
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Woman dies in Illinois house fireDec 27, 2020 6:00 am - GENESEO, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a woman was found dead in a burning house in Illinois on Christmas. The Muscatine Journal reports that firefighters and officers w...
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Damaged NW Indiana bridge's replacement opens 11 years laterDec 27, 2020 6:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - A new 1.7 mile-long bridge for a main traffic route in northwestern Indiana has opened more than a decade after the previous bridge was ordered...
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Caesars to sell southern Indiana casino to Cherokee tribeDec 27, 2020 6:00 am - ELIZABETH, Ind. (AP) - Caesars Entertainment has reached an agreement to sell a southern Indiana casino to the North Carolina-based Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for ...
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Indiana man found dead before 60th birthday on Christmas DayDec 27, 2020 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A 59-year-old homeless man was found in South Bend and pronounced dead a day before his birthday on Christmas, according to authorities. Robert ...
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Ex-newspaper office becoming Terre Haute police headquartersDec 26, 2020 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Officials have chosen the former offices of Terre Haute's daily newspaper as the new location for the western Indiana city's new police headquar...
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Illinois panel recommends taller wind turbines amid concernsDec 26, 2020 6:00 am - MONTICELLO, Ill. (AP) - A county board in central Illinois will decide next month whether to approve taller wind turbines despite some residents' concerns that the lofti...
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The Latest: Japan sharply tightens ban on foreign visitorsDec 26, 2020 6:00 am - TOKYO - Japan's government will temporarily ban entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus vari...
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Census data: Indiana gained nearly 24K new Hoosiers in 2020Dec 26, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana gained nearly 24,000 new residents during 2020, a slight increase that continued the state's ongoing trend of slow population growth, the U.S...
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Despite smooth election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictionsDec 26, 2020 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Changes to the way millions of Americans voted this year contributed to record turnout, but that's no guarantee the measures making it easier to cast ball...