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Transportation agency plans event for minority entrepreneursFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State transportation officials have planned an event next month in Springfield for minority and women-owned businesses. The conference on Feb. ...
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Birth defects 2nd-leading cause of infant deaths in IndianaFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - In October 2011, Amber Broman remembers sitting in the doctor's office bawling, screaming and crying out. Minutes earlier, she had learned that the b...
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Chicago firefighter shot in leg while responding to car fireFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 36-year-old Chicago firefighter responding to a car fire early Sunday was shot in the leg, authorities said. Firefighters arrived at the scene on the c...
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Driver in Kansas crash that killed 5 pleads no contestFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A semi-trailer truck driver from Colorado pleaded no contest Friday to five counts of vehicular homicide for hitting three vehicles on the Kansa...
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Report: Chicago schools inspector general faces scrutinyFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - The inspector general of Chicago Public Schools, whose investigations led to the removal of two former CEO's, faces scrutiny himself for allegedly berating employees. C...
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SIU-Carbondale getting upgrade of Communications BuildingFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Each year, Illinois public universities submit a wish list of building upgrades to the lawmakers crafting the state's budget. For 22 years, South...
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Galesburg program pairs teachers for coaching, mentoringFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - GALESBURG. Ill. (AP) - On a recent January morning, Ginny Crowl met with Churchill Junior High School math teacher Katrina Johnson in her classroom. They looked over ass...
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Ex-prosecutor's license suspended for acts of retaliationFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended a former southwestern Indiana prosecutor's law license after concluding that he abused his authority by re...
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Indianapolis Council has historic number of LGBTQ membersFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Four members of the Indianapolis City-County Council openly identify as members of the LGBTQ community, which is the most ever for the legislative bo...
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Chicago high school hoops team's season suspended amid probeFeb 01, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials have suspended a Chicago high school's boys basketball season and removed the school's interim principal and an assistant principal because of '...