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Central Illinois authorities report 3 dead in plane crashJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in a field southeast of Springfield, Illinois, authorities said Tuesday. The Sangamon County...
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Chicago church no longer hosts `World's Largest Block Party'Jan 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's Old St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church will no longer host its World's Largest Block Party, the church announced on its website Tuesday. The 3...
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Indiana Republicans aiming to force marijuana prosecutionsJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican legislators agitated with an Indianapolis prosecutor's refusal to press charges for possessing small amounts of marijuana are seeking to e...
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1 -year-old Chicago toddler shot in parents' gun struggleJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - A 1-year-old boy whose father claimed had been shot in the head by a gunman in the street was actually struck by a bullet as his parents struggled over a gun inside thei...
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Ex-Illinois lawmaker pleads guilty in red-light bribery caseJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois state senator pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting around a quarter of a million dollars in bribes in exchange for protecting t...
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Indiana measure looks to limit marriage for those under 18Jan 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers could make it more difficult for anyone younger than 18 to get married. The bill is advancing after a House committ...
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Angler snags apparent live grenade in NW Indiana riverJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A man fishing from a northwestern Indiana bridge reeled in an apparent live grenade, prompting a road closure until the device was removed by a bomb sq...
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Senate bill would outlaw using live animals as carnival prizesJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - It is a mainstay of fairs and carnivals around the country: Sink a Ping-Pong ball into a fish bowl and win the goldfish swimming inside. But if a bill in the Illinois Se...
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House Republicans tie ethics reforms to redistricting changes in IllinoisJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Remodeling how Illinois' political districts are drawn is the key to addressing the "dark cloud" of ethical violations hovering over state government, Hous...
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Lawmakers aim to end state-to-state corporate poachingJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Democratic lawmakers unveiled legislation Tuesday to form a multi-state compact in which each member state would vow not to use company-specific tax in...