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Chicago homicides and shootings rise sharply in 2020Aug 01, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Homicides and shootings have surged in Chicago during the first seven months of the year. From Jan. 1 through the end of July, there were 440 homicides in...
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Shared electric scooters are returning to Chicago streetsAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Shared electric scooters are returning to Chicago's streets, with a new pilot program focused on helping people get around the city's neighborhoods. City...
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Firefighters rescue 6 people after boat capsizes near marinaAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - Six people have been rescued after the boat they were on capsized in northwestern Indiana. Firefighters found them clinging to the sides of the boat...
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High School graduates finally get moment in the SunAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Graduating seniors from Decatur's two high schools got their moment in the spotlight on July 25, walking across the stage to accept their diplomas w...
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Teen convicted in December shooting outside Lafayette mallAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A 17-year-old boy who police said fired three shots at another teen outside a northwestern Indiana mall has been convicted in the December shootin...
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Software woes prompt format change for Indiana's bar examAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Persistent software troubles have prompted the Indiana Supreme Court to change the format of the state's bar exam, which is set to be administered re...
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Indiana University reviews legacy of school's 7th presidentAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - If the name of Indiana University's seventh president is removed from a building on the Bloomington campus, Eric Sandweiss is OK with it. The pr...
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New exhibit illuminates pioneering Indiana recording studioAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A lot of America's most important music was recorded in a one-story studio that sat in a Richmond river gorge. In true humble Hoosier fashion, that f...
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Pandemic forces nonprofits to close, cut back on programsAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - More than half of Indiana's nonprofit groups that provide services to those in need have cut back on programs or reduced their capacity in recent mon...
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July 2020 a lot worse for Chicago violent crime than July 2019Aug 01, 2020 1:00 am - The number of murders more than doubled last month in Chicago compared to the same month last year, according to new data released by Chicago police. The number of shoot...