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Rail crews resume cleanup after NW Indiana train derailmentDec 24, 2020 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - Crews resumed cleanup work Thursday in northwest Indiana, a day after a freight train derailment sent 20 rail cars flying off the tracks along a highwa...
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Chicago hit-and-run kills woman, 48, and 12-year-old boyDec 24, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A woman and a 12-year-old boy who were crossing a Chicago street were struck and fatally injured Wednesday night by a car that then sped away from the sce...
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NW Indiana man sentenced to 30 years for raping girl, 8Dec 24, 2020 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A Gary man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping an 8-year-old girl he had known since her birth. Donovan Wilson, 29, continued to...
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Federal report: Indiana GDP saw significant 3rd quarter riseDec 24, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's gross domestic product rose significantly in the third quarter as consumers and businesses adapted to the coronavirus pandemic, but the sta...
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Images: Our best photos of 2020Dec 24, 2020 3:00 am - 2020 was a year like no other. Check out the best photos of 2020 from the Daily Herald photography staff. ...
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Illinois reports 7,037 more COVID-19 cases, 96 new deathsDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 7,037 with 96 additional deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday. The state's total...
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Chicago man, 84, dies after vehicle strikes him at crossingDec 23, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An 84-year-old Chicago man died after he was struck by a speeding vehicle while crossing a street in his wheelchair, authorities said. Marvin Brown was st...
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Indiana counties keep higher-risk status for COVID-19 spreadDec 23, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - For a third straight week, more than a quarter of Indiana counties are rated with the highest risk level of coronavirus spread in Wednesday's state u...
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Fugitive suspect's cousin charged with assisting criminalDec 23, 2020 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A cousin of a murder suspect who escaped from a security company's transport van in northwest Indiana has been charged with assisting a criminal after ...
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Woman sues after Chicago police drag her from car by hairDec 23, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A woman who says she was yanked by her hair from a car by Chicago police during a shopping mall encounter has filed a federal lawsuit against the city. M...