All Stories from January 31, 2013 (Change date)
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Illinois poison control calls down in 2012Jan 31, 2013 7:08 am - The Illinois Poison Center says it fielded almost 82,000 calls for help in 2012. That’s down from nearly 87,000 a year earlier. The center said in a news release Wednesd...
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Randy Travis to enter drunken driving pleaJan 31, 2013 7:05 am - SHERMAN, Texas — Country music star Randy Travis is scheduled to appear in a North Texas court, where prosecutors say he is expected to plead guilty to driving while int...
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Group asks Quinn to reconsider closing prisonJan 31, 2013 7:05 am - SPRINGFIELD — A prison watchdog group is asking Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to reconsider plans to close the Dwight women’s prison. A statement from John Howard Association...
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Wisconsin warns businesses to be wary of scamJan 31, 2013 7:04 am - MADISON, Wis. — The state is warning Wisconsin businesses about a scam from a company calling itself Corporate Records Service. The Department of Financial Institutions ...
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Fort Wayne may see big influx of Burmese refugeesJan 31, 2013 7:03 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The U.S. State Department says the city of Fort Wayne could see its biggest influx of refugees in years from the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar. Hu...
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Milwaukee officer due in court on theft allegationJan 31, 2013 7:03 am - MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee police officer who’s accused of stealing about $200 from a store where he was investigating a separate burglary is scheduled to appear in court. ...
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Police dog found after 8-mile trek from its kennelJan 31, 2013 7:00 am - COLLINS, Ind. — A northeastern Indiana police chief says a police dog that escaped from a kennel was found in good health about eight miles away following a long night o...
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Scientific Games to buy Waukegan company WMS for $1.5 billionJan 31, 2013 7:00 am - Scientific Games Corp. agreed to buy Waukegan-based WMS Industries Inc. for $1.5 billion, the biggest deal in the leisure and recreational-products industry in almost tw...
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Four-legged counselor delights Prospect High studentsJan 31, 2013 7:00 am - The four-legged member of the counseling team at Prospect High School waits patiently, as a crush of students fills the hallways. Her tail wags with the first pat on the...
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Illinois ranked 4th for green-certified buildingsJan 31, 2013 7:00 am - The United States Green Building Council has ranked Illinois fourth out of all U.S. states in leadership on environmentally sound buildings. The group cites Gov. Pat Qui...