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NW Indiana businessman gets 54 months in embezzlement schemeAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A northwest Indiana businessman who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $300,000 from two medical companies has been sentenced to 4 1(backslash)2...
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More than 90K without power in Chicago area after stormsAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - More than 90,000 Chicago-area homes and businesses remained without power Wednesday morning following severe overnight thunderstorms that came one day aft...
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Plan to replace aging postal truck fleet delayed by lawsuitAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Postal workers thrilled at the prospect of making deliveries in modern, comfortable and environmentally friendly vehicles are soldiering on in the...
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Indiana Republicans eye quick approval of new election mapsAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The couple hundred people who filled the Indiana House chamber applauded loudly several times Wednesday as members of the public told state lawmakers...
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Wisconsin to set fall wolf limit after runaway spring huntAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wildlife officials in Wisconsin met Wednesday to consider a 130-animal limit for the state's fall wolf hunt, saying they want to protect the populat...
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State announces $250 million 'Back to Business' grant programAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state announced a $250 million "Back to Business" grant program aimed at assisting small businesses in the recovery from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Illinois offers way to access vaccination status onlineAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Vaccinated Illinoisans who don't want to rely on those paper COVID-19 vaccination cards will now have a new way of showing proof they've got their shot. The Illinois Dep...
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Butter cow at state fair highlights dairy nutritionAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The final preparation for the opening of the 2021 Illinois State Fair took place Wednesday with the traditional unveiling of the butter cow. This year's sc...
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Rookie Ober, Twins blank White Sox 1-0; Polanco homersAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS - Rookie Bailey Ober shut out the White Sox into the sixth inning, Jorge Polanco homered and the last-place Minnesota Twins took another ser...
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COVID-19 hospitalization average goes up for 28th straight day in IllinoisAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - The average number of Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations spiked for the 28th day in a row, state data showed Wednesday, and the majority of those patients are unvaccinat...