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Mother who disappeared with child found in Memphis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities said that a mother and toddler have been located in Memphis after their disappearance led to a search by West Tennessee authorities. The Shelby County Sheriff’s O...
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Associated Press Authorities say the death of a 35-year-old inmate at Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Ill., on Tuesday night looks suspicious. It is the third suspicious death at the prison since Jan. 31.
Inmate dies suspiciously at prison
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The third inmate to die recently under suspicious circumstances at Menard Correctional Center in southern Illinois was found in his cell Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesda...
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Tennessee’s governor rejects Medicaid expansion
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Haslam announced Wednesday that a breakdown in negotiations with the federal government means that he won’t expand the state’s Medicaid program, a decision that will co...
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Report: Medical claims costs to rise in Illinois
CHICAGO — A new report says the national health law will lead to a nearly 51 percent increase by 2017 in the cost of medical claims paid by insurers selling policies to individuals in Illinois. ...
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Study: Missouri medical claim costs could rise sharply
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new study says Missouri could see a 59 percent increase in the cost of medical claims for individual insurance policies under President Barack Obama’s health care law. Th...
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Associated Press Parents of students at the Dumas Technology Academy Elementary School hug Yolanda Harris on Friday after she organized a protest outside the school over the proposed closing of the Southside facility by the Chicago Board of Education in Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the closings are a tough but necessary move.
Mayor: School closings difficult but necessary
CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel responded Saturday to widespread criticism of his plan to close 54 Chicago Public Schools, saying he wasn’t interested in doing what was politically easy and that the p...
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Group to address health care jobs
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Saturday that he’s taking steps to ensure the state has enough qualified health care workers to meet demand as hundreds of thousands of uninsured residents be...
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Highest crop insurance payout stirs subsidy debate
DES MOINES, Iowa — Farmers will be paid a record $16 billion in crop insurance claims for 2012 because of the widespread drought, a staggering amount that has critics calling for changes to what th...
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Wintry blast could dump nearly 9 inches of snow in central Illinois
CHICAGO — It may be spring, but that’s not stopping winter weather from barreling toward Illinois with the possibility of dumping up to 9 inches of snow on central portions of the state. The Nat...
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Suit filed in blast that destroyed restaurant
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Six employees of a popular Kansas City restaurant destroyed last month in a natural gas explosion have filed a lawsuit over the blast that killed a server. The Kansas City Sta...
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