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Wildfire burns 20 acres in NW Indiana, sends smoke onto I-65Mar 12, 2021 6:00 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) - About 20 acres (8 hectares) in Northwest Indiana burned after flames spread from an open burn pit into surrounding fields fields, a fire chief ...
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Auto industry urges emissions deal weaker than Obama'sMar 12, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A coalition of automakers has told the Biden administration it would agree to raise mileage standards to reduce tailpipe emissions but with tradeoffs a...
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Indiana could see $5.8 billion in new COVID relief moneyMar 12, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana officials have yet to describe any big plans for the influx of federal money expected from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that Con...
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2 charged in theft of $400K from Chicago HIV services agencyMar 12, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two workers are accused of stealing nearly $400,000 from a Chicago nonprofit that provides help for people with HIV, leaving it on the brink of closure af...
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Feder: Giangreco, ABC 7 officially part ways after 'ditzy, combative' comment about Cheryl BurtonMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - Mark Giangreco officially ended his 27-year run as the top sports anchor at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 Friday with a settlement on the remaining 18 months of his contract a...
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50% of Illinoisans 65+ now have gotten a shot. A new state call center can help the rest.Mar 12, 2021 12:00 am - More than 50% of Illinoisans 65 and older have received vaccinations for COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Friday, but many seniors are still c...
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Legislative committees look to address state's mental health care needsMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Committees dealing with mental health and addiction met in both the Illinois House and Senate Friday to discuss a new crisis born from the COVID pandemic. ...
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Illinois Republicans urge responsibility in use of federal stimulus dollarsMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One day after President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package, Illinois House Republicans called for the General Assembly to oversee t...
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Cartel figures accused in plot to bring cocaine into ChicagoMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Five alleged members of a Mexican drug cartel have been charged in Chicago with conspiracy to transport cocaine into the city in 2018, the U.S. attorney's...
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Sept. 11 tribute to once again include live reading of namesMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A year after a disagreement over coronavirus protocols spawned competing Sept. 11 ceremonies in New York, the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist att...