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State officials narrow suburban Chicago casino bids to 2Oct 24, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A new casino in Chicago's south suburbs is one step closer. State regulators have narrowed the number of proposals down to two, with one near the border ...
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Illinois city of Peoria records 30-year record for homicidesOct 24, 2021 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The city of Peoria has recorded 26 homicides this year, which breaks at least a 30-year record. Police said they responded to a shooting Friday even...
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Indiana town offering downtown buildings for $1 saleOct 24, 2021 7:00 am - STINESVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A town is offering to sell a set of vacant downtown buildings for $1 in hopes of finding new life for its tie to southern Indiana's once-thrivin...
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Remains of United executive found at suburban Chicago forestOct 24, 2021 7:00 am - DARIEN, Ill. (AP) - An autopsy has confirmed that human remains found at a suburban Chicago nature preserve are of a United Airlines executive reported missing more than...
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Woman's early release in deadly school bus crash opposedOct 24, 2021 7:00 am - ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana prosecutor is seeking to block the early prison release of a woman convicted in a 2018 crash that killed three siblings who wer...
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Weekend closes on rainy, gloomy noteOct 24, 2021 1:00 am - After a picture-perfect fall day on Saturday, the weekend closed with a rain-filled, gloomy Sunday that led to weather alerts and forced outdoor events to be altered. A ...
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Indiana humanities groups getting $830K in pandemic reliefOct 23, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly 80 humanities groups around Indiana are getting a boost with a share of more than $800,000 in federal pandemic relief funding. The grants prov...
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Indiana's governor asks court to review emergency law rulingOct 23, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor is asking the state's high court to review a judge's ruling that upheld a new law giving legislators more power to intervene durin...
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Illinois bookkeeper sentenced for years-long fraudOct 23, 2021 7:00 am - O'FALLON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding a book-keeping client out of more than $1 million. Kathleen Dv...
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Workers find human remains at suburban Chicago preserveOct 23, 2021 7:00 am - DARIEN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities are investigating whether human remains found at a suburban Chicago nature preserve could be those of a United Airlines executive who van...