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Amtrak worker accused of stealing, selling 77 chain sawsMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A longtime Amtrak employee in New Jersey stole several dozen chain saws and hundreds of parts from the railroad and sold them online, according to a ...
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Indiana man gets 16 years after student eats tainted candyMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A western Indiana man has received a 16-year sentence in a case where a student at a local school became ill after eating drug-laced candy. A Vi...
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Appointments filled at 2 upcoming Indiana mass vaccine sitesMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Coronavirus vaccine shots were given to more than 16,000 people during Indiana's first mass vaccination clinic and all appointments have been filled ...
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Ex-Illinois police officer indicted in crash that killed manMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former southwestern Illinois police officer has been indicted on a drunken driving charge stemming from a highway crash that killed a man last ...
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First whooping crane hatched at foundation in Wisconsin diesMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - BARABOO, Wis. (AP) - The first whooping crane hatched at the International Crane Foundation in Wisconsin has died. Foundation officials said the crane, named Gee Whiz, d...
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Health officials 'take a pause' on future United Center vaccine appointmentsMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Once touted as a vaccination destination for all of Illinois, the United Center's remaining 130,000-plus appointments for vaccine doses will only go to Chicago and subur...
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74,372 get COVID-19 vaccine doses; state reports 16 more deaths, 1,510 new casesMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials reported 74,372 more COVID-19 vaccine inoculations Tuesday. Statewide, providers have now administered 3,463,150 doses of the vaccine and fully va...
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Virus aid package includes funding for train through MontanaMar 08, 2021 6:00 am - KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) - The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill approvec by the U.S. Senate over the weekend includes funding for Amtrak's Empire Builder route, which run...
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United Center vaccinations now limited to Chicago residentsMar 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday said limiting the mass vaccination site at Chicago's United Center to city residents is due...
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Black Caucus' law broadens school programs for diverse rollsMar 08, 2021 6:00 am - The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus celebrated another victory Monday in its multi-pronged approach to equity and fairness when its proposal to bolster public educatio...