All Stories from July 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Chicago girl killed by stray bullet at sleepoverJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - A 10-year-old Chicago girl has died after being struck in the head by a stray bullet while she was at a friend's house for a sleepover. Chicago police say the ...
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Prosecutors: Blagojevich lawyers misread rulingJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - Prosecutors responded Friday to a new argument in Rod Blagojevich's appeal, saying the imprisoned ex-governor's lawyers misrepresented a recent U.S. Supreme Co...
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HIV diagnosis rate fell by third in U.S. over decadeJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the United States each year fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study finds. Experts celebrated it as...
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Konerko: White Sox not really good, but not bad eitherJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - Leave it to Paul Konerko, again, to get it exactly right. On the topic of evaluating the White Sox, Konerko was dead-on with this observation: "I don't even know where w...
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Rest stop killing suspect pleads not guiltyJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - ROCKFORD - A man suspected of two summer murders has pleaded not guilty. The Rockford Register-Star reports Friday that Terence P. Doddy has been charged with first-deg...
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Florida jury slams RJ Reynolds with $23.6 billion in damagesJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - MIAMI - A Florida jury has slammed a tobacco company with $23.6 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer ...
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Archaeologists excavate Colonial battlegroundJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. - Archaeologists are excavating an 18th-century battleground that was the site of a desperate stand by Colonial American troops, the f...
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Quinn to sign 'Ban the Box' legislationJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn will sign legislation requiring private employers in Illinois to first evaluate job applicants' skills then ask about criminal histories. The J...
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Without radar, missile crew may not have identified jetJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - If Ukrainian rebels shot down the Malaysian jetliner, killing 298 people, it may have been because they didn't have the right systems in place to distinguish be...
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Round Lake Park holds Summer FestivalJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - The village of Round Lake Park held its Lake Front Summer Festival on Saturday, with plenty of entertainment. The fest kicked off at 3 p.m. along East Lake Shore Drive. ...