Crime
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Va. students reach out to those at NIUFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Like other students at Northern Illinois University, junior Cara Billuni is trying to reassemble her world after a gunman wreaked havoc on the campus Thursday. The Lake ...
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Politician urges restraint on gun controlFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A DeKalb-area state lawmaker is urging colleagues not to rush "knee-jerk" gun control legislation in response to the horrific shootings at NIU, saying the...
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Expert: 'We may never know what really happened'Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - What makes an award-winning student open fire in a crowded lecture hall, kill five students, injure 18 others, then take his own life? Experts say police most likely wil...
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Internet gives sense of communityFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Pardha Pyla knows firsthand the helplessness the students at Northern Illinois University are likely feeling. The graduate student at Virginia Tech said he experienced ...
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NIU to stay closed another weekFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University faculty will return to campus Tuesday, but classes won't resume until the following Monday. University officials announced at a news confere...
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NIU prayer service in NapervilleFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A prayer service for Northern Illinois University will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Holy Spirit Catholic Community church in Naperville. All are welcome to remembe...
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Internet gives sense of communityFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Pardha Pyla knows firsthand the helplessness the students at Northern Illinois University are likely feeling. The graduate student at Virginia Tech said he experienced ...
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Letter from Virginia Tech president to NIU presidentFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The following is a letter written Friday to Northern Illinois University President John Peters from Charles Steger, president of Virginia Tech, in response to the mass s...
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DeKalb church services offer prayers for NIU shooting victims, families
Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Churchgoers are remembering the victims of the Northern Illinois University shooting rampage with prayers and support for the school and family members. At First Bapt...
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Clues few as to why gunman opened fire in class, killing 5Feb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The gunman who killed five Northern Illinois University students Thursday quit taking medication two weeks ago -- and days later began buying guns. The shooter, Steven P...