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Embattled Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher resigns from Illinois Civil Service CommissionFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher resigned from his post on the Illinois Civil Service Commission on Friday, a day after federal prosecutors named him as one of 10 defendants...
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Service dog finds job at central Illinois elementary schoolFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - When it came time for 8-year-old golden retriever Zephyr to retire, he didn't know what to do. A service dog of seven years, the usually calm and rel...
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Commuter train derails in Chicago, four passengers injuredFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - Four people suffered minor injuries when a commuter train they were on derailed early Saturday as it entered Chicago's Millennium Station, officials said. The South Sho...
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Local Indiana leaders oppose plan that could pollute waterFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Local government officials and environmentalists oppose a project proposing to burn or harvest parts of the Hoosier National Forest because they are ...
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DeKalb roofing company fire causes $ 1 million damageFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - DeKalb (AP) - A fire that tore through a roofing company in the northern Illinois community of DeKalb on Friday, caused an estimated $1 million damage, fire department o...
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Grissom Air Museum seeks help on Cold War-era bomber exhibitFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - BUNKER HILL, Ind. (AP) - The aircraft museum at northern Indiana's Grissom Air Reserve Base is seeking $100,000 boost from local government toward a building to protect ...
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Fire officials say homes need approved smoke alarms by 2023Feb 22, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents must get approved smoke alarms in their homes ahead of a 2023 deadline, according to the Illinois Office of the State Fire Ma...
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'Andy Griffith'-inspired movie to be shot in central IndianaFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - DANVILLE, Ind. (AP) - "The Andy Griffith Show" ended in 1968. The characters, however, never have. Actors who impersonate the ever-vigilant Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife, s...
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EPA: Toxic chemicals from Scott base may pollute local waterFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Cancer-causing chemicals used over the years at Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois may have leaked into local water supplies, according to...
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Indiana county's former poor house on the market for $200KFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - ROCKVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A western Indiana county's former home for the poor has hit the market, with an asking price of $200,000 for the grand but well-worn building. The...