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Indiana lawmakers send campus free speech bill to governorMar 03, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A bill that doubles down on free speech rights at Indiana's public colleges and universities is headed to the governor's desk after lawmakers gave th...
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Holcomb ends Indiana's virus health after bill signingMar 03, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to administrative steps Gov. Eric Holcomb said were necessary to end the statewide COVID-19 public hea...
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Illinois Supreme Court won't order sentence in sex assaultMar 03, 2022 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has declined to order a western Illinois judge to impose a sentence in a sexual assault case after he threw out the convic...
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Chiefs GM Veach calls Bears' Ryan Poles 'a tremendous communicator'Mar 03, 2022 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - For new Bears general manager Ryan Poles, it all begins with communication. When a new GM comes to a team in January after the regular season, the team wi...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 900Mar 03, 2022 12:00 am - For the first time since late July, there are fewer than 900 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Illinois. State health officials Thursday reported 881 COVID-19 patients a...
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Onesti demands apology from Lightfoot after comments come to light in lawsuitMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - A civic leader is demanding that Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologize for the obscene and derogatory remarks a lawsuit alleges she made about Italian Americans during a phone ...
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NFL, NFLPA agree to end COVID-19 protocolsMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - After nearly two full years filled with masks, nasal swabs and room capacities, the NFL and the NFL Players Association have agreed to end COVID-19 protocols. The league...
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Will Madigan indictment change Illinois politics? 'We've got a long way to go,' expert saysMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - For decades as Illinois House speaker and then leader of the state's Democratic Party, Michael Madigan amassed millions of campaign dollars and created a massive network...
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2 teens charged in slaying of a retired Gary firefighterMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - Two teenage boys have made their first court appearances after being charged in the slaying of a retired Gary firefighter who was a member of t...
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Republicans revive bid for Indiana handgun permit repealMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican legislators on Wednesday revived a proposal to repeal Indiana's handgun permit requirement that has drawn strong objections from major pol...