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Irish still in shock over loss to WildcatsSep 03, 1995 11:00 pm - The aftershock from the N-bomb dropped on Notre Dame Stadium a day earlier was still being felt Sunday, all across the wide world of Irish football. That's the world in ...
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From 1995: Aurora man wrongly convicted of murder is freedMay 26, 1995 11:00 pm - Lionel Lane paced back and forth in his prison cell at the Pontiac Correctional Center Thursday night, unable to sleep. “I didn’t ever think the day would come,” the 34-...
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From 1995: Court may overturn murder conviction after others confessMay 24, 1995 11:00 pm - For the past two months, Lionel Lane has sat in a prison cell at the Pontiac Correctional Center for a murder that Kane County prosecutors now say was committed by someo...
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From 1995: Court records reveal confession in killing of dairy heiress, 2 othersMay 05, 1995 11:00 pm - Shortly after Donald F. Lippert was apprehended by authorities this week, he confessed he was involved in three Aurora murders, it was revealed in court Friday. One of t...
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Noted ex-FBI specialist takes reins in Brown's murder caseApr 26, 1995 11:00 pm - First published: April 27, 1995 He studied serial killer Ted Bundy after his reign of terror ended in Florida. He also played a part in the "Green River Killer" mu...
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Hyde wants crackdown on terroristsApr 21, 1995 11:00 pm - This story, republished from our archives, first ran April 22, 1995. Rep. Henry Hyde is pledging to intensify efforts to pass legislation to make the nation's borde...
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Hard times won’t allay books’ spellApr 10, 1995 10:56 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published April 10, 1995 I dream on my encyclopedia. My favorite volume, over the years, has been Ovid Plastering. We are old frie...
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Death of another paper means more jobs lostApr 04, 1995 10:53 am - I almost lost another job last weekend. Naturally, it was a newspaper job. I was bitten with the newspapering bug when I was 5 or 6. My Dad taught me to read at the kit...
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Brown's president builds campaign to combat crimeJan 10, 1994 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 11, 1994 One year after the murders of two franchise holders and five of their employees at Brown's Chicken & Pasta in Palatine, Brown's Presid...
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'Would you feel safe working in a fast-food restaurant?'Jan 10, 1994 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 11, 1994 Linda Baylen, 38, Rolling Meadows, grocery store checker: "I would feel safe. It was an isolated incident, and it could have happened ...