The Illinois legislature, worried about spending public money on a new stadium as residents struggle with affordability, ended their session Monday without a deal to help the Bears move to Arlington Heights, Ill.
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Indiana statute requires city common council members to have lived in the city for a year and in their council district for six months, but property records show Heidi Beidinger bought her South Bend home only nine months ago.
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Those planning to catch a glimpse of the Big Boy steam engine in Argos on Friday should note a slight change in plans.
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St. Joseph County has decided not to study a new rail corridor along Capital Avenue, despite getting a federal grant for that purpose.
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The Elkhart County America 250 Committee is inviting residents to submit oral recordings on what the nation and county have meant to them, and their wishes for the future.
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Amazon on Wednesday invited the news media into its data center for the first time to talk about job creation, as many in the public worry about how the growing number of data centers will impact energy and the environment.
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LGBTQ Center board president Julian Schock says the nonprofit has struggled to find its footing after donations fueled a growth spurt, but he's confident the future is bright.
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Despite a diminished federal presence, public health departments are preparing for common ailments that could afflict fans who gather for the event — and are keeping an eye on the Ebola outbreak, too.
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After a marathon 18-hour vote, the Senate has funded immigration enforcement. The GOP bill funds ICE and the Border Patrol for three years.
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The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.
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