All Stories from August 2, 2013 (Change date)
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Jackson Jr. gets more time to pay restitutionAug 02, 2013 3:36 pm - A judge has given former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. additional time to pay $750,000 in restitution. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C., issued...
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Pipe bomb found along Rock River in DixonAug 02, 2013 3:36 pm - DIXON, Ill. — Police in northern Illinois say they’ve safely detonated a pipe bomb found on the Rock River in Dixon. Lee County sheriff’s police say deputies were called...
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Nursing home workers leave disabled man at truck stopAug 02, 2013 3:36 pm - ALORTON, Ill. — A state agency is investigating after two workers from a southwestern Illinois nursing home left a wheelchair-bound man at a truck stop without medicatio...
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Fire marshal withdraws sprinkler proposalAug 02, 2013 3:36 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois fire marshal said Friday he’s shelving a plan that would have required sprinklers to be added to older high-rise apartment buildings as well a...
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Kotowski wants to ban guns from places of worshipAug 02, 2013 3:36 pm - Illinois lawmakers who last month beat a court-imposed deadline to allow concealed weapons in public left out something a suburban legislator now wants to change: A ban ...
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Data show motorcyclists driving drunk in IllinoisAug 02, 2013 3:36 pm - SPRINGFIELD — About a third of the motorcyclists killed in Illinois crashes last year were drunk, said those behind a new statewide traffic safety campaign aimed at impr...
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Three students place first for colorful bookmark designsAug 02, 2013 3:31 pm - Winners of the “Mystery Bookmark Design Contest” created colorful designs to correspond with the theme: “Get a Clue @ Your Library.” Students receiving first place in th...
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Explore Waukegan’s rich history with two free walking toursAug 02, 2013 3:11 pm - The Waukegan History Museum of the Waukegan Park District and the Waukegan Historical Society has two upcoming free guided walking tours that showcase the rich history o...
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Tour of Elk Grove begins with time trialsAug 02, 2013 3:10 pm - Darryl Roberts took up cycling after being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and high blood pressure — against the advice of his doctor who wanted him on medication ins...
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Teens with stolen jewelry, handgun found in NapervilleAug 02, 2013 3:03 pm - Naperville police recovered stolen jewelry and a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun Thursday morning when they arrested three teens suspected of residential burglary, aut...