All Stories from July 16, 2013 (Change date)
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Fort Wayne to hire 20 more police officersJul 16, 2013 7:17 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Fort Wayne plans to use money collected through a local option income tax to hire 20 new police officers. Police Chief Rusty York tells The Journa...
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Massachusetts woman dies after golf cart fall in northwest IndianaJul 16, 2013 7:17 am - DUNE ACRES, Ind. — Police say a Massachusetts woman was fatally injured when she fell from a golf cart after attending a wedding reception in northwestern Indiana. Porte...
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3-year-old boy dies after fall into southern Indiana lakeJul 16, 2013 7:17 am - BIRDSEYE, Ind. — Authorities say a 3-year-old boy died after apparently falling from a boat into a southern Indiana lake. State conservation officers say the boy from th...
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3 Peoria police officers hurt in crashJul 16, 2013 7:16 am - PEORIA — Three Peoria police officers are in stable condition at a hospital after two police cruisers collided. Authorities say none of the officers have life-threatenin...
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Chicago school closings court case to begin TuesdayJul 16, 2013 7:16 am - A judge in Chicago is set to begin hearing testimony that could lead to a preliminary injunction putting the brakes on plans to close about 50 city public schools. The s...
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6-year-old rescued from Indiana sand dune still criticalJul 16, 2013 7:15 am - A 6-year-old Illinois boy remains in critical condition after he spent hours buried beneath an Indiana sand dune. A spokesman for the University of Chicago Medicine Come...
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Joliet Applebee's brawl leads to charges against 4 menJul 16, 2013 7:00 am - Four men are facing charges after authorities say a brawl broke out at a Joliet Applebee's. Investigators say the weekend fight involved two groups of people who were t...
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Yahoo wins court fight in data collection caseJul 16, 2013 6:57 am - LOS ANGELES — Yahoo has won a court fight that could help the public learn more about the government’s efforts to obtain data from Internet users. The U.S. Foreign Intel...
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U.S. consumer prices up 0.5 pct. in June on gas hikeJul 16, 2013 6:56 am - WASHINGTON — Higher gasoline costs pushed a measure of U.S. consumer prices up in June. But the overall trend in inflation stayed tame. The Labor Department said Tuesday...
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District 62 hires new assistant principal for Algonquin Middle SchoolJul 16, 2013 6:30 am - Jennifer Rosenzweig has been named the assistant principal of Algonquin Middle School in Des Plaines School District 62. Her appointment was approved unanimously Monday...