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Chicago man body slammed by police officer faces new chargesFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man who was body-slammed by a police officer during an arrest in November is now facing new charges for allegedly striking a store manager, auth...
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2 Chicago officers treated, released after rollover crashFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago police officers injured in a rollover crash early Monday have been released from a hospital and are recuperating at home, police said. Chicago...
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Chicago schools inspector general steps down amid complaintsFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The inspector general of Chicago Public Schools is stepping down after the school board hired a law firm to investigate complaints that he berated employe...
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Indiana House backs slowing coal power plant closuresFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana House narrowly endorsed on Monday a proposal aimed at making it more difficult for Indiana electric companies to close more coal-fired po...
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USDA OKs disaster areas for 3 Indiana counties hit by rainFeb 03, 2020 6:00 am - COVINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Three western Indiana counties hit by excessive rainfall last year have been declared primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agr...
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How coronavirus in China could hurt Illinois soybean farmersFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Soybean farmers in Illinois cannot catch a break. After a promising trade deal with China last month gave farmers hope amid an intense trade war, the deadl...
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Racketeering lawsuit targets Sandoval, SafeSpeedFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval and SafeSpeed LLC, the red-light camera company at the center of federal corruption charges against him, are now the targ...
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Illinois mistakenly cancels ex-inmates' voter registrationsFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - CHICAGO - The voter registrations of nearly 800 former Illinois inmates may have been mistakenly canceled because of a "data-matching error" between state agencies, the ...
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CPS Inspector General Nicholas Schuler quits abruptlyFeb 02, 2020 10:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools Inspector General Nicholas Schuler quit his post Monday, city officials confirmed. In a statement Monday morning, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she ac...
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3 meetings set on routes for proposed Mid-States CorridorFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - LOOGOOTEE, Ind. (AP) - A proposed four-lane highway that would improve southwestern Indiana's connection to Interstate 69 is set for three public meetings on the project...