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Indiana House backs no test scores in teacher evaluationsJan 13, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Schools would no longer be required to use student standardized test scores in teacher evaluations under a bill approved by the Indiana House. The 10...
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23 people apply to be Chicago's next police superintendentJan 13, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Board has received applications from 23 people who want to become the city's next police superintendent, officials said Monday. Applica...
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Cleanup resumes along Chicago lakefront after weekend stormJan 13, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Crews resumed their cleanup work Monday in Chicago following a weekend storm that lashed the city's lakefront with large waves and high winds, stripping a...
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UIC proposes $191M outpatient care center in ChicagoJan 13, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - University of Illinois health system officials are proposing to build a $191 million outpatient care center next to the school's hospital on Chicago's Wes...
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Martinsville highway closure planned for I-69 extension workJan 13, 2020 6:00 am - MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - State highway officials expect to close a section of the main route between Indianapolis and Bloomington for 10 months in 2021 during work on t...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: A Vietnam POW, frog jumping, drag-racing cars, klondike sledding and moreJan 13, 2020 3:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of a Vietnam POW, frog jumping, drag-racing cars, billiards and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery. ...
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Tribune Publishing offers buyouts in likely precursor to layoffsJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - Fears that 2020 will be a really bad year for the Chicago Tribune may be turning into a reality already. On Monday, owner Tribune Publishing announced a buyout offer to ...
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Prepare to share the road with mega-beamsJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - Drivers on some local tollways and expressways should prepare to share the road with some concrete behemoths in the coming weeks. Starting Tuesday, more than 230 concret...
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Illinois abortion foes ask U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. WadeJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois anti-abortion advocacy group argues the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing the procedure is outdated and "out of step with modern science...
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State ag director resigns at request of Pritzker in wake of email scandalJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's agriculture director resigned last weekend at the request of Gov. J.B. Pritzker for failing to disclose contents of a 2012 email that pointed t...