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Chicago cites developer, contractors in coal plant implosionApr 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A developer and two contractors overseeing the destruction of a defunct coal plant's smokestack that covered a southwest side neighborhood in dust face ne...
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Madison County officials fired for alleged dirt-diggingApr 17, 2020 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Top officials of Madison County in southern Illinois have been fired for allegedly improperly accessing emails and other data for political pur...
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Indiana Gov. Holcomb to extend stay home order to May 1Apr 17, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The executive stay home order for Indiana that expires Monday will be extended to May 1 as planning is underway to reopen parts of the state's econom...
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2nd teen charged in death of man pushed into Chicago trainApr 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man was ordered held without bond Friday after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of a former Marine who was allegedly pushed f...
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Indiana Election Commission virtual meeting zapped with pornApr 17, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A virtual meeting of the Indiana Election Commission on an online video platform was disrupted with pornographic imagery on Friday. Commission chair...
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Indiana hospital gets baby face shields for virus protectionApr 17, 2020 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A southwestern Indiana hospital began fitting newborns with tiny plastic face shields to protect them from the coronavirus. Berry Global, the Eva...
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Valparaiso U lays off 200, cuts pay of others over virusApr 17, 2020 7:00 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - Valparaiso University has laid off 200 employees and has cut the salaries of others to save money during the coronavirus pandemic, the school ann...
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Coronavirus claims life of 3rd Chicago police officerApr 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A third Chicago Police officer has died from complications of the coronavirus, the department said on Friday. Department spokesman Tom Ahern said Officer...
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Some states more ready for mail-in voting than othersApr 17, 2020 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Steven Mulroy, University of Memphis (T...
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Pritzker closing all schools for rest of academic year; school leaders say 'learning will never stop'Apr 17, 2020 1:00 am - Public and private schools serving students in kindergarten through grade 12 will remain physically closed for the remainder of the academic year to reduce the spread of...