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• Air Force Academy cadet from Tinley Park found dead Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Investigators are trying to determine the cause of death of an Air Force Academy cadet who was found dead on campus. Academy officials said cadet 4th class James Walsh of Tinley Park, Ill., died Saturday night.
  

   
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  Mom to be Schakowsky's guest at State of the UnionFeb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  At the end of November, a young man named Justin Murray was shot and killed in Evanston. His mother, Carolyn Murray, will be Congresswoman Schakowsky's guest at the State of the Union this year as part of the Democratic effort to highlight the costs of gun violence.
  

   

• 4 defendants plead not guilty to murders in Joliet Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  Four people accused of strangling two Joliet men have all pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges. Investigators say officers arrived to find three of the suspects playing video games at the Joliet home where the bodies of Eric Glover and Terrence Rankins were found. Authorities say the 22-year-old men were robbed and killed during a Jan. 10 party.
  

   
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  Lane Bryant investigation continues 5 years later Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of the shooting deaths of five women at a clothing store in Southwest suburban Tinley Park, and investigators are still looking for the killer. “It’s an empty feeling, a very empty feeling,” said Hilton Hamilton, the father of one of the victims. “I know nothing can bring her back, but someone needs to be brought to justice.”
  

   

• Court: Sex offender Facebook ban unconstitutional Jan 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  An Indiana law that bans registered sex offenders from accessing Facebook and other social networking sites that can be accessed by children is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 7th U.S. Circuit of Appeals in Chicago overturned a federal judge's decision upholding the law, saying the "blanket ban" was too broad and didn't protect children.
  

   

• Durbin submits names to fill court vacancies Jan 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  Sen. Dick Durbin has given to the White House the names of seven people he'd like considered for federal court vacancies in Chicago. There are currently three openings on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
  

   
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  Mom of bound kids gets probation Jan 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Northlake woman was sentenced Wednesday to one year of probation after two of her children were found bound and blindfolded in a Walmart parking lot in Kansas. Deborah Gomez, 43, and her husband, Adolfo Gomez, 52, formerly of Bensenville and Naperville, have been in custody since they were arrested June 13.
  

   

• Police: Woman in crib allegedly batters officer Jan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  A northwestern Indiana woman has been arrested after police say she struck an officer who discovered her curled up in a portable crib inside a mobile home.
  

   

• Teens in critical condition after crash with stolen carJan 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Two runaway teenagers who police said stole a car in Elgin are in critical condition in a Rockford hospital after crashing head-on with another vehicle in Loves Park Wednesday. The car was reported stolen to Elgin police on Tuesday.
  

   
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  Jaguar cubs born at Milwaukee zoo bring new genes Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Two jaguar cubs are providing more than just cooing fans for Milwaukee's zoo. The spotted brothers are introducing new genes to the endangered species' captive population because unlike most zoo babies, their father was born in the wild. The blue-eyed cubs "are bringing in a new inflow of genes that will help sustain the population over next 100 years," according to the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
  

   

• Wis. Supreme Court: Newspaper has right to records Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Indiana gun seller sees increase in sales Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Indiana city fighting plans for strip club Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Freight train derails in north Decatur Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Lambeau Field Atrium renovations revealed Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Robbins police chief resigns after DUI arrest Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Indiana woman admits to neglecting grandmother Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Man presses to turn old YMCA into homeless shelter Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Couple who died in car fire didn’t attempt to exit Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Cleanup cost tops $500K in Indiana city Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM