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Governor backs delay to possible Indiana school funding cutsAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's public schools would be assured of full state funding for the rest of this year under a plan announced by the governor Wednesday to sideste...
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Environmental group says Indiana mill exceeds toxicity capAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - An environmental group that sued a steelmaker in December for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act at its northwestern Indiana facility says the ...
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2 boys who drowned in Illinois River ID'd as young brothersAug 12, 2020 7:00 am - BEARDSTOWN, Ill. (AP) - Two boys who drowned last week in central Illinois after being swept into the Illinois River have been identified as brothers. Briston M. Dunmire...
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Jazz Showcase owner Joe Segal diesAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - Joe Segal, the Chicago impresario who promoted jazz for more than seven decades, died Monday at 94, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Mr. Segal, whose love affair with...
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State sets tiebreaker for awarding conditional marijuana licensesAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation adopted permanent rules this week to break ties in the application process for 75 conditio...
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Pritzker tells local leaders to step up or state will be forced to 'roll things back'Aug 12, 2020 1:00 am - With positive test results for COVID-19 trending up in counties including Lake, McHenry and Will, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday advised local leaders with virus surges...
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Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across MidwestAug 11, 2020 7:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, ...
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Constraints gone, GOP ramps up effort to monitor votingAug 11, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Since 1937, the state of Pennsylvania has had strict rules about who can stand in polling stations and challenge the eligibility of voters. The restric...
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Wind knocks down wall of fire-gutted historic Chicago churchAug 11, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Strong winds caused additional damage to a historic Chicago church but may have also swept in a badly needed 'œblessing'ť for a sanctuary where Mahalia Ja...
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Indiana woman gets 51 years in fire deaths of 2 childrenAug 11, 2020 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A Gary woman has been sentenced to 51 years in prison after admitting that she left her three children alone overnight in their fourth-floor apa...