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DCFS youth eligible for annual scholarship programJan 27, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. There are 53 academic sch...
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Ex-Illinois lawmaker charged with red-light camera briberyJan 27, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors filed bribery and tax charges on Monday against a former Illinois state senator who led the powerful transportation committee, allegin...
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Gary schools warned for offering enrollment incentivesJan 27, 2020 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - State officials have put the Gary Community School Corp. on notice for violating Indiana law by offering enrollment incentives last fall. The district ...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier, Disco Dancing, Walter Payton, Vietnam protests and moreJan 27, 2020 3:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of disco dancing, Walter Payton, kids rock band, Vietnam protest and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery. ...
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Ex-state Sen. Sandoval faces bribery, tax evasion chargesJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval was formally charged in federal court Monday with bribery and tax fraud. The indictment comes one day before lawmakers a...
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Killer wrote 'I hate you' beside trooper's name; recording reveals police finding 'multiple injured' at loungeJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - The woman who shot and killed retired Illinois State Police Trooper Gregory Rieves Friday night in Lisle had written his name on a wall at her Chicago home, next to a me...
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Amazon to build distribution center in Pullman, bringing 100s of jobs: aldermanJan 26, 2020 10:00 pm - Amazon is planning to build a huge 40-acre distribution center in the Pullman neighborhood, Alderman Anthony Beale confirmed Monday morning. "This is absolutely huge for...
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Police: Shots fired outside mall, no injuries reportedJan 26, 2020 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Police say shots were fired outside a shopping mall in Illinois, damaging several vehicles, but no injuries were reported. The incident happened ...
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One-room schoolhouse razed, 69 years after its last lessonsJan 26, 2020 6:00 am - JASPER, Ind. (AP) - A one-room schoolhouse where the last lessons were taught in early 1950s has been dismantled after efforts to find a buyer for the small southern Ind...
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Professor: Many of Indiana's bats are 'dropping like flies'Jan 26, 2020 6:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Many of Indiana's bats are disappearing at an alarming rate, but if you're hoping that means a bat is less likely to sneak into your attic or church,...