All Stories from August 28, 2012 (Change date)
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Illinois finishes streamlining criminal lawsAug 28, 2012 9:56 am - Illinois officials have taken the rare step of making state law shorter and simpler. A rewrite cuts the length of the state criminal code by one-third by deleting outeat...
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IEMA seeks volunteers for radiation emergenciesAug 28, 2012 9:56 am - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is looking for a few good volunteers — in case of a radiation accident near one of the state’s six nuclear power plants. The age...
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Downstate man imprisoned for bilking church, schoolAug 28, 2012 9:56 am - A southwestern Illinois man has been ordered to spend more than five years in federal prison for using schemes involving leased copy machines to defraud a school, a chur...
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Kirk gets standing ovation for convention messageAug 28, 2012 9:51 am - TAMPA — U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk sent a video message to Illinois delegates to the Republican National Convention wishing them well and received a lengthy standing ovation fr...
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ND man accused of killing kids to enter pleaAug 28, 2012 9:46 am - MADISON, Wis. — A North Dakota construction worker accused of killing his three young daughters is expected to enter a plea in a Wisconsin court. Aaron Schaffhausen of M...
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Repairs needed after Evansville tower’s fireAug 28, 2012 9:45 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Officials say several dozen apartment doors must be replaced in a 10-story apartment building in Evansville evacuated because of a weekend fire before...
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U. of Michigan getting grant for Asian carp studyAug 28, 2012 9:45 am - ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan is expected to get nearly $300,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the possible effects o...
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Mercury Marine expands Fond du Lac headquartersAug 28, 2012 9:45 am - FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Mercury Marine has begun a $20 million expansion at its Fond du Lac headquarters. The construction plans were made after the company decided three y...
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Indiana State plans Larry Bird campus statueAug 28, 2012 9:35 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State University is moving ahead with plans for a 15-foot-tall bronze statue honoring basketball great Larry Bird. Such a statue has been tal...
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1 dead after shooting in GalesburgAug 28, 2012 9:35 am - GALESBURG — Police in Galesburg are investigating a shooting that killed a 38-year-old man in the western Illinois community. WGIL Radio reports that police say Terrell ...