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Indiana schools being allowed 20-day break to stem virusMar 12, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana schools will be allowed to close for up to 20 days this school year without penalties, the governor's office announced Thursday among steps t...
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March Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirusMar 12, 2020 7:00 am - March Madness came to a screeching halt before a bracket could even be filled out. The NCAA canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments Thursday because of the...
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The Latest: Disneyland closing on Saturday amid virus fearsMar 12, 2020 7:00 am - The Latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic: Disneyland in California will close on Saturday because of concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus. Disneyland R...
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Chicago's horse-drawn carriages may clip clop into historyMar 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A ride in a horse-drawn carriage in downtown Chicago may turn into nothing but a memory after a City Council committee voted in favor banning them at the ...
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Tougher Indiana law on under-18 marriages wins approvalMar 12, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Anyone younger than 18 will need a judge's permission in order to get married in Indiana under a law change approved by state legislators. ...
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Business leaders: Illinois must address 'child care crisis'Mar 12, 2020 1:00 am - Area business leaders are calling on Illinois policymakers to improve access to child care after a new report shows a lack of infant and toddler care is costing the stat...
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Pritzker: Postpone all large gatherings, schools to stay open; 7 new Chicago-area casesMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued new guidelines Thursday about large gatherings in public spaces as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state climbed to 32, with five...
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Fire sweeps SW Illinois recycling center, forces evacuationsMar 11, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Ill. (AP) - A fire swept through a recycling center and two adjacent businesses in southwestern Illinois early Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of homes in a t...
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Ex-Chicago official pleads not guilty in bribery caseMar 11, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago deputy aviation commissioner has pleaded not guilty to a federal bribery charge alleging he paid a former state senator at least $5,000 t...
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5 new COVID-19 cases in Indiana, state now has 11 casesMar 11, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Five more people in Indiana have been sickened by the coronavirus, including three in the same suburban Indianapolis county, boosting the state's tal...