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Under-performing school battles to be one of Illinois' bestJan 25, 2020 6:00 am - HERRIN, Ill. (AP) - Herrin Community Unit District 4 Superintendent Terry Ryker said the district does its best to recruit the brightest, most energetic teachers to its ...
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Lincoln neighbor who later ran Sears remembered in lectureJan 25, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The story of a boy who grew up across the street from Abraham Lincoln's family and later presided over one the nation's larger retailers will be...
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Round Lake man charged in Chicago sex assault by fake delivery driverJan 25, 2020 12:00 am - A 57-year-old Round Lake man was ordered held without bail Friday for allegedly posing as an Amazon delivery driver and sexually assaulting a woman inside her Albany Par...
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How the Illinois Holocaust Museum will mark the anniversaryJan 25, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center will mark the anniversaries of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the end of World War II with special programs ...
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Illinois boy dies in Idaho skiing accidentJan 24, 2020 6:00 am - BURLEY, Idaho (AP) - Authorities say a boy from Illinois died after hitting a tree while skiing at an Idaho resort. Cassia County Undersheriff George Warrell told The T...
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Company planning new Indiana casino faces investigationJan 24, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Gaming Commission is investigating the company that owns two casinos along Lake Michigan and is seeking to open a new Terre Haute casino ...
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Arrests made in central Illlinois triple homicideJan 24, 2020 6:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois said Friday they have arrested three teenagers in the slayings of three people in their 60s whose beaten and stabbe...
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Small explosion prompts Chicago police station evacuationJan 24, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police station was briefly evacuated Friday morning after a small explosion in a computer room. No injuries were reported. The explosion occurre...
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Firefighters rescue 2 workers from central Indiana trenchJan 24, 2020 6:00 am - ARCADIA, Ind. (AP) - Firefighters rescued two workers after they became trapped in a central Indiana trench. Firefighters found the workers trapped from the waist down i...
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On stage: Porchlight & Windy City revive classics, Chicago Shakes premieres Jane Austen-inspired tunerJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - • The popularity of its winter opera series prompted the New Philharmonic to add an additional performance of "The Merry Widow," Franz Lehar's operetta based on an 1861 ...