All Stories from July 22, 2011 (Change date)
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Police identify boy, 5, shot dead by older brotherJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Police in southwestern Illinois have identified a 5-year-old Belleville boy who was accidentally shot in the head with a shotgun fired by his 10-year-...
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40 charged with buying fake IDsJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Some Chicago area high school and college students who bought fake IDs from China over the Internet got more than they bargained for when detectives knocked on their doo...
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Comedy of Jack Benny at Indian Trails library programJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - The comedy of Jack Benny will be explored by local historian Jim Bernard as he remembers Benny’s life, career in entertainment and plays excerpts from some of Benny’s fu...
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Divided Koreas resume talksJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - BALI, Indonesia — The United States cautiously welcomed a thaw in tensions between North Korea and South Korea and also among China and its neighbors, while warning of m...
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Heat a factor in 7 Chicago-area deathsJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - This week’s extreme heat has claimed at least seven people across the Chicago area. The Cook County medical examiner’s office listed “heat stress” or “heat stroke” as th...
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Decatur gets ready for Farm Progress ShowJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. — Organizers say the heat that’s hit central Illinois is good news in one way for the Farm Progress Show. Show manager Matt Jungmann says the warmth should...
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Garrett, local leaders to discuss power outagesJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - State Sen. Susan Garrett is asking municipal leaders in Lake and Cook counties to a meeting July 28 to discuss how to keep communities operating in widespread power outa...
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Andy Schleck is new leader in Tour de FranceJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - ALPE D’HUEZ, France — Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck captured the Tour de France yellow jersey Friday on the famed Alpe d’Huez, setting up a pulsating finish with a weekend t...
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Parolee gets 10 years on shooting-related chargeJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A parolee convicted of shooting a man outside a southwestern Illinois strip club has been sentenced to a decade in prison. A federal judge on Thur...
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How to contact your state lawmakersJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Here is how you can contact your state senator and representative in the 87th Illinois General Assembly. If you are not sure which House and Senate district you are in, ...