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Downtown Indianapolis' Ayres Clock undergoing restorationSep 05, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - After climbing up scaffolding to 29 feet above the sidewalk, John Klinkose pulled handfuls of rust out of the inside of the iconic Ayres clock and pu...
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'Be 4 You Go, See Elmo': Chicago tombstone maker enduresSep 05, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Elmo's has been making tombstones on the South Side of Chicago for more than half a century, hand-carving grave markers for the bereaved families of every...
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Illinois campaign on driving fatalities wins awardSep 05, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Transportation's 'œLife or Death Illinois'ť campaign has received recognition from a national association. The Ameri...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump on McCain; Biden's stretch on virusSep 05, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said he never called John McCain a loser - he did - and denigrated the record of the late Republican senator on veterans affairs...
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School music education adapts to COVID-19 pandemicSep 05, 2020 7:00 am - TREMONT, Ill. (AP) - While art education has typically been the first thing to go when times get tough, that doesn't seem to be happening in central Illinois as students...
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Protesters support, condemn Rittenhouse in dueling protestsSep 05, 2020 1:00 am - People on both sides of the gun debate on Saturday either praised or condemned the actions of an Antioch teen charged with two fatal shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Ral...
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As of Sept. 5, COVID-19 case counts per county, per ZIP codeSep 05, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 114,731 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Saturday. That's 47% of the state's tot...
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Another 2,806 COVID-19 cases; 7-day positive-test rate is 4.2%Sep 05, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday announced 2,806 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 23 additional confir...
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Feds subpoenaed Harmon's office for docs on Chinatown propertySep 05, 2020 1:00 am - Federal authorities subpoenaed Illinois Senate President Don Harmon's office earlier this summer as part of the expansive public corruption probe that has roiled the hig...
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Blake's father says paralyzed son optimistic after shootingSep 04, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Jacob Blake's father said Friday that his 'œhappy-go-lucky'ť son is optimistic for his future, although he remains paralyzed from the waist down aft...