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United buys flight school to meet rising demand for pilotsFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - Chicago-based United Airlines Holdings is purchasing a flight-training school to help increase the supply of future pilots and is exploring ways to boost financing progr...
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State to release first $50 million of broadband expansion fundingFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state is accepting applications for the first $50 million in disbursements of a $420 million grant program aimed at increasing internet access across t...
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Committee presses for answers on automatic voter registration errorsFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A programming error in Illinois' automatic voter registration system that mistakenly enrolled more than 500 people was a "wakeup call," the state's top ele...
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Senate deals Pritzker first veto overrideFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker was dealt his first veto override Wednesday when the state Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill that retroactively exte...
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Loyola investigating 4 reports of sexual assault, abuse in dormsFeb 04, 2020 10:00 pm - Loyola University Chicago is investigating four reports of sexual assault or abuse within its dorms, including three accusations against the same student, officials conf...
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NE Indiana plumbing and building materials plant to closeFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A plumbing and building materials manufacturer is closing its Fort Wayne plant, costing 116 northeastern Indiana workers their jobs. Davison, Mic...
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Vague misconduct allegations anger Chicago school parentsFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An investigation of a Chicago high school that led to the cancellation of the boys basketball season, and the removal of the principal and assistant princ...
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Senator drops push to force Indiana marijuana prosecutionsFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A Republican state senator has dropped a proposal attacking what he called 'œsocial justice prosecution'ť by empowering Indiana's attorney general to...
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Funeral held for ex-Springfield mayor, medical examiner wifeFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Funeral services were held Tuesday for a former mayor of Springfield, Illinois and his medical examiner wife who died last week in the crash of ...
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Teacher gun training program clears Indiana SenateFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana teachers who carry guns in schools would need to undergo annual training under a proposal advancing in the state Legislature. The state Senat...