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Shuttered NW Indiana race track might become business parkAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - SCHERERVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Officials in a northwestern Indiana community are hoping to turn a race track that hosted its last race in 2016 into a business park that can l...
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Mayor defends Chicago police after clash with protestersAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot praised city police Sunday for 'œfairly quickly" settling weekend protests that devolved into violent skirmishes while activi...
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Hoosiers helping immigrants hit hard by coronavirus pandemicAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Carlos Gomez was not able to work at his construction job for three weeks after he tested positive for COVID-19 in April. 'œI didn't know what to do...
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Wildflowers requirement for new Indiana solar park praisedAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) - A Purdue University entomologist and conservancy groups are praising an eastern Indiana county's requirement that the state's largest solar farm ...
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Mayor, police clash with protesters over who's to blame for Saturday's meleeAug 16, 2020 1:00 am - A day after a chaotic downtown protest led to 24 arrests and injuries to more than a dozen cops, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday faulted agitators at the demonstration fo...
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State reports 1,562 new COVID-19 cases, 18 more deathsAug 16, 2020 1:00 am - State health authorities on Sunday announced 1,562 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 18 additional deaths. Among the deaths were nine Cook County re...
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University of Chicago president shifting role to chancellorAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The president of the University of Chicago is leaving that role and will become the school's chancellor in June 2021. Robert Zimmer announced his plans a...
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Diversity sought for mostly white board in minority districtAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - LANSING, Ill. (AP) - A coalition of community members from the four municipalities that comprise Thornton Fractional High School District 215, located south of Chicago, ...
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Cuomo: Health workers to supervise annual 9/11 light tributeAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The annual light display honoring victims of 9/11 is back on, officials announced Saturday, saying New York health officials will supervise this year's t...
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Starved Rock, Matthiessen state parks closed due to stormAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - UTICA, Ill. (AP) - Two of Illinois' most popular state parks will remain closed at least until Monday after heavy storms downed trees, blocking roadways and trails. The ...