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Indiana lawmakers open 2021 session amid virus changesJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers opened their 2021 legislative session on Monday, largely wearing masks and in greatly modified settings for coronavirus precautions...
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Man charged after fight over stolen vehicle left a teen deadJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - VOLO, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man was charged Monday with two counts of aggravated battery in the fatal shooting of a teenager and the wounding of another in a d...
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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot shareholders approve mergerJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot voted Monday to merge and create the world's fourth-largest auto company which, its architects hope, can more ...
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'~Last Responders' Brace for Surge in Covid Deaths Across USJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - Funeral director Kevin Spitzer has been overwhelmed with covid-related deaths in the small city of Aberdeen, South Dakota. He and his two colleagues at the Spitzer-Mille...
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Looking back at 2020 in state politics, and looking ahead to 2021Jan 04, 2021 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - For Illinois, 2020 seemed to begin on a hopeful note. The state was running a budget surplus for the first time in many years. By February, unemployment ha...
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Illinois once again averaging 6,000-plus new COVID-19 cases dailyJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois COVID-19 cases are inching up to average more than 6,000 new cases a day, even as testing for the respiratory disease dropped sharply over the last few weeks. ...
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Manar leaving state Senate to become adviser to PritzkerJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of downstate Bunker Hill announced Monday he will resign from the General Assembly effective Jan. 17 to join the governor'...
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Is a tax increase on the agenda in Springfield?Jan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers will return to Springfield on Friday for a brief session that Republicans warn will include an attempt to raise the income tax to cover ...
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Chicago offering scholarships for construction, engineeringJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials are accepting applications for a scholarship program designed to help disadvantaged students pursue schooling and careers in constructio...
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SW Indiana family hit by tornado ends 2020 with new startJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - NEWBURGH, Ind. (AP) - Nathan and Melissa Mosbey were overwhelmed with gratitude for the friends who showed up on Dec. 12 to help them start moving into their home. This ...