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Indiana Senate backs yearly hurdle on teacher union duesFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana teachers would have to renew requests every year for automatic paycheck deduction of union dues under a bill that's been approved by the stat...
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Indiana county seeks repayment for police fugitive manhuntFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana county is seeking repayment of more than $30,000 from a private transport company for a manhunt police mounted after a fu...
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Esports offers youths new way to connect virtuallyFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - On a typical Tuesday night Seanan AlYasiri and his family crowd around the TV in their living room. At first glance it may appear they are watching a...
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Gymnastics coach sentenced to 32 years for sexual assaultFeb 21, 2021 6:00 am - DeKALB, Ill. (AP) - A 25-year-old youth gymnastics coach in northern Illinois has been sentenced to 32 years after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting students. Jose...
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SIU Carbondale renews status as 'Bicycle Friendly'Feb 21, 2021 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale has earned its second recognition as a Bicycle Friendly University. The League of American Bicyclists...
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Daily vaccinations plunge as state reports 35 more COVID-19 deathsFeb 21, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois health authorities said just 13,433 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the state Saturday, the fewest in more than six weeks. There was no immediate...
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3 people fatally shot at Muncie apartment were from DetroitFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Three Michigan men have been identified as the victims of a fatal shooting at an apartment in Muncie, police said. Officers called to a home in the E...
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Man charged in Belleville triple homicide dies of COVID-19Feb 20, 2021 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE (AP) - A man awaiting trial in the slayings of three people in a Belleville hair salon in 2015 has died of COVID-19, officials said. St. Clair County Coroner...
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Northern Ill. man sentenced in deaths of wife, sister-in-lawFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison after pleading guilty in the 2017 shooting deaths of his wife and her teenage sist...
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Indiana lawmakers support allowing virtual board meetingsFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana legislators are supporting proposals that would permanently allow members of local government boards to participate virtually in public meeti...