Articles filed under Region
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Girls bring growth to Boy Scouts in Southern IllinoisJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - In February, four girls from Holly Wolfe's Murphysboro Cub Scout pack will walk across a ceremonial bridge marking their transition into the Boy...
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Best bets: All-Canada Show returns to St. Charles; Chicago Boat, RV & Sail Show sails into McCormick PlaceJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - INXS tragedy Learn about the tragic life of the lead singer of the Australian band INXS via the new documentary “Mystify: Michael Hutchence.” It's screened at select cin...
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University of Southern Indiana prof named poet laureateJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A recently retired University of Southern Indiana professor already has a new job, as Indiana's newest poet laureate. The Indiana Arts Commission...
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Rockford Library has novel idea: politics with respectJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - Imagine a political environment that promotes civility over rancor. Visualize a political discussion that emphasizes unity rather than division. The Rockford Public Libr...
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2 teenagers charged with December attack on Chicago trainJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two teenage girls who turned themselves in to Chicago police after seeing their images posted on a crime alert have been charged in connection with an att...
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Judge: Man charged in 2018 murders to act as own attorneyJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana man charged in the 2018 slayings of two people found in a nature preserve and an abandoned farmhouse will act as his own attorney, a jud...
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Body found in Indiana pond identified as Chicago manJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - FISH LAKE, Ind. (AP) - A body found in a northwest Indiana pond has been identified as a Chicago man who family members say had been missing since mid-December, authorit...
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Twins born in Indiana have birthdays in different decadesJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - CARMEL, Ind. (AP) - Twins siblings born in an Indiana hospital around the New Years holiday have birthdays in different decades. Dawn Gilliam delivered one baby, Joslyn...
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Judge: Illinois prison officials must read hearing evidenceJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A district judge has ordered three Illinois prison officials to read transcripts from a lawsuit that accuses the state prison system of mistreatin...
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More Illinois seniors eligible for state benefits in 2020Jan 05, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More Illinois seniors will qualify for state benefits such as discounted license plates and free transit under new income guidelines that took e...