All Stories from August 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Judge chides prosecutors but allows Peterson trial to continueAug 02, 2012 7:30 am - A judge said Thursday that he believed Drew Peterson could receive a fair trial in his murder case, but not before chiding prosecutors for entering inadmissible evidence...
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Illinois sees increase in whooping cough casesAug 02, 2012 7:27 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois health officials are calling attention to an increase in whooping cough cases this year as they remind parents about required immunizations for ch...
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Walker to speak to Wisconsin group that denies warmingAug 02, 2012 7:26 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to speak next week at a prominent think tank that denies the existence of man-made global warming. Walker is scheduled ...
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Illinoisan built 1984 Olympic torchAug 02, 2012 7:25 am - Associated Press DEKALB — Not many people can say they have built an item that is an internationally recognized symbol of sports. Abed Zantout can. When he was a product...
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Police: Indiana man beaten after exposing sex offenderAug 02, 2012 7:24 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Lafayette man faces battery, strangulation and other charges alleging that he savagely beat an acquaintance who told a friend about the man’s sexual ...
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Judge approves waiver in Wisconsin arrow shootingAug 02, 2012 7:24 am - FOND DU LAC, Wis. — A 16-year-old boy accused of shooting an arrow that hit a Campbellsport girl will face charges in adult court. A Fond du Lac County judge has agreed...
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Cantigny's Dog Days offers woofs and more for animal loversAug 02, 2012 7:00 am - Poco Chico is a Chihuahua with a pretty impressive wardrobe. There's the Elvis costume. A velvet cape and crown for another kind of king. And some gear just for his stri...
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Politicians get public defender in corruption caseAug 02, 2012 7:00 am - A former Chicago alderman and a Cook County commissioner facing corruption charges say they have fallen on hard times and can't pay for their legal defense. Former Alder...
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Russia's Gazprom Neft inks deals with Iraqi KurdsAug 02, 2012 6:45 am - BAGHDAD — A Middle East subsidiary of Russia's Gazprom Neft has inked two oil deals with Iraq's self-ruled northern Kurdish region, becoming the fourth major oil company...
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Markets in wait-and-see modeAug 02, 2012 6:45 am - LONDON — Financial markets were in a tentative mood Thursday as investors waited to hear what the European Central Bank plans to do to get on top of the continent's cri...