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Deaths of 28 alpacas probed at southern Indiana farmFeb 07, 2022 6:00 am - GOSPORT, Ind. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the deaths of 28 alpacas at a southern Indiana farm where two dozen other animals, including llamas and horses, were f...
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NW Indiana man sentenced for ransacking Hammond churchFeb 07, 2022 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to community corrections and probation for breaking into a Hammond church with another man in 2019 an...
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Police: Gary police officer shot, in stable conditionFeb 07, 2022 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A Gary police officer was shot and wounded Monday while responding to reports of gunshots fired in the northwest Indiana city, police said. Sgt. Willia...
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Brother of North Chicago boy found dead in Gary last month seeks to defend himselfFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - The brother of Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy whose body was found in Gary, Indiana, is seeking to represent himself in the case against him. Damari's ol...
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Focus on expressway shootings after 2021 spike results in 20 arrestsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Charges include first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated fleeing and eluding. The crackdown began Oct. 1, 2021, after an u...
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Hub Arkush: With limited draft capital, Bears must look to free agency to improveFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - It is time for the Bears to turn their full attention to their roster now that Matt Eberflus' staff of assistant coaches is nearing completion. With the Senior Bowl in t...
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Bears hire Hightower as special teams coordinator, 2 more coachesFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - The Bears have poached special teams coordinator Richard Hightower away from the San Francisco 49ers to fill the same role in Chicago. Hightower, 41, previously served a...
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School mask decision by judge 'cultivates chaos,' Pritzker saysFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker Monday blasted a downstate judge's order temporarily lifting face mask restrictions at numerous school districts as sowing "chaos" amid the COVID-19 p...
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Pritzker, Raoul address surge in expressway shootings, organized retail theftsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two of the state's top officials each held news conferences Monday morning to outline responses to a surge in expressway shootings and organized retail the...
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Illinois teacher aims for stars in research programFeb 06, 2022 6:00 am - DOWNS, Ill. (AP) - There is something about NASA and astronomy that draws students in, Tri-Valley High School teacher Jeff Benter said. Their interest in turn drives his...