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No Lincoln artifacts auction, foundation extends $9M debtDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Hundreds of artifacts belonging to Abraham Lincoln and his family will remain in Illinois' hands with the refinancing of a loan used to buy them...
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Indiana teacher rally not changing GOP school funding stanceDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republicans who control the Indiana Statehouse aren't showing any signs that a rally by several thousand teachers on its doorsteps two weeks ago has ...
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Chicago cop who had officers babysit his son is demotedDec 03, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's interim police superintendent has demoted a commander whom the city's inspector general accused of directing on-duty officers under him to babys...
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Chicago police blame Facebook for illegal gun, drug salesDec 03, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Private Facebook groups have 'œemboldened'ť sellers of illegal drugs and guns to connect with potential buyers over the social media site, Chicago police ...
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Indiana hopes to extend health insurance program to 2030Dec 03, 2019 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana plans to seek federal approval to continue a health insurance program that covers about 418,000 low-income residents amid a pending lawsuit t...
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Man dressed as Chicago officer robs currency exchange storeDec 03, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a man dressed as a Chicago police officer robbed a currency exchange after barging into the store and telling an employee he was armed. Ch...
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Winthrop president leaving SC to lead Southern IllinoisDec 03, 2019 6:00 am - ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - Winthrop President Dan Mahony says he is stepping down after nearly five years leading the university in South Carolina and plans to become presid...
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SIU names next presidentDec 03, 2019 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University has chosen the president of Winthrop University in South Carolina as its next leader. The (Carbondale) Southern Illi...
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'Prada' musical delayed, will open in Chicago in 2021Dec 03, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago audiences will have to wait a year longer for fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly to sing. Broadway in Chicago announced Tuesday that "The Devil Wears Prada...
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Ex-CPD commander sentenced to home confinementDec 02, 2019 10:00 pm - When Kenneth Johnson's mother died in 1994, she left behind a bank account she shared with her son - the one where her monthly Social Security benefits landed. By then, ...