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University of Illinois adds Native American issues adviserAug 23, 2021 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A new administrator at the University of Illinois flagship campus will advise school leadership on Native American issues. Jacki Thompson Rand was ap...
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Loyola University-Chicago president announces retirementAug 23, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The president of Loyola University Chicago announced plans Monday to step down at the end of the current academic year. Jo Ann Rooney sent an email to st...
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What does full Pfizer approval mean in suburbs? More vaccinations, work mandates and TV adsAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Federal approval of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine will likely mean more suburban residents feeling comfortable about getting a shot, more employers mandating inocul...
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Three counties red-flagged over number of COVID-19 patients in the ICUAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - A spike in seriously ill COVID-19 patients at hospitals in suburban Cook, Lake and McHenry counties has triggered an Illinois Department of Public Health alert regarding...
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Hudson dive team take on flooding rescues in unusual yearAug 22, 2021 7:00 am - HUDSON, Ill. (AP) - The Hudson dive team typically doesn't perform flooding rescues, but this hasn't been a typical year. 'œDown in McLean, we had a semi in a creek that...
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Residents fighting US 24 changes in northern IndianaAug 22, 2021 7:00 am - PERU, Ind. (AP) - Residents and local officials are fighting plans for overhauling a U.S. 24 intersection in northern Indiana, saying they don't believe it will improve...
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Southern Indiana cousins grow hops featured in local beersAug 21, 2021 7:00 am - FLOYDS KNOBS, Ind. (AP) - Cousins Tim Byrne and Kory Byrne don't have a background in farming, but when they decided to try growing hops, a flowering plant used in beer,...
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Ex-Indiana basketball star Buckner picked to lead trusteesAug 21, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Former Indiana University basketball star Quinn Buckner is now leading the board that oversees the university system. IU Board of Trustees membe...
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Hoosier Lottery says ticket sales jumped 26% in past yearAug 21, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Hoosier Lottery saw record profits in the past year as its ticket sales soared 26% from the year before. That big jump was fueled by 27% growth i...
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Renowned Chicago investigative reporter Bill Recktenwald dies at 79Aug 21, 2021 1:00 am - William Ames Recktenwald, 79, of Karbers Ridge, Illinois, and formerly of Chicago, died peacefully on Friday at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana, aft...