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As new cases hit 4-month low, state easing restrictions in Chicago, Will CountyJan 31, 2021 12:00 am - In another encouraging sign of progress in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, state health officials reported 2,428 new and probable COVID-19 cases on Sunday, t...
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Indiana lawmakers push for school choice, voucher expansionJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Amid contention over how Hoosier students should receive instruction during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Republican lawmakers are prioritizing a...
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Illinois officials will accept tax returns starting Feb. 12Jan 30, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Individual income tax returns for Illinois may be submitted starting Feb. 12. The Illinois Department of Revenue announced that Feb. 12 is als...
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Indiana police seek possible witness in fatal shooting of 2Jan 30, 2021 6:00 am - BARGERSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Police are looking for a person who may have witnessed a December shooting that left two people dead and wounded a third outside a central Indi...
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Storm carrying as much as 9 inches snow headed to ChicagoJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A storm that could drop as much as nine inches of snow was expected to hit northern Illinois this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, lig...
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As Wisconsin's Johnson weighs future, Trump ties take a tollJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - After President Donald Trump lost his reelection bid, most Senate Republicans, his Justice Department and the courts dismissed or disputed his basel...
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Chicago mayor: Schools will reopen despite balking teachersJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools plans to proceed with the reopening of elementary and middle schools on Monday despite the failure to reach an agreement with the t...
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Hard work, low pay a challenge for rural Indiana coronerJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - SPENCER, Ind. (AP) - When Angi Frank gets a work call, the news is never good. She's the local coroner, summoned when someone dies. Unless his or her life ends at a nurs...
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Former Chevrolet plant site in Muncie eyed for solar farmJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - The site of General Motors' former Chevrolet plant in Muncie could become the home of a large solar farm once the central Indiana city completes a de...
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Chicago schools, teachers make progress after Lightfoot's Friday ultimatumJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - Leaders from Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union reached several tentative agreements Saturday in ongoing negotiations to reopen schools, making progre...