Illinois
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Suburban boy injured at Wrigley expected to head home
Jul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Hospital officials in Chicago say a 7-year-old boy whose skull was fractured by a foul ball at Wrigley Field is recovering well and expected to go home. Dominic DiAngi o...
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State cops plan extra effort against reckless bikersJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - State police intend to take a bite out of motorcycle hotdogs this summer, stepping up patrols in the region to catch speeders and prevent fatalities. Authorities are rea...
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Congressional candidates rake in millions
Jul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- With the general election less than four months away, quarterly reports filed Tuesday show Illinois' congressional candidates raked in millions. But the si...
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Illinois woman dies in Montana rafting accident
Jul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Mont. -- Stillwater County authorities say a 50-year-old Illinois woman has died after a rafting accident in the Stillwater River near Columbus. Sheriff Cliff ...
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Lawmakers accuse colleague of 'racial hatred'
Jul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Three Republican state representatives accused a Democratic colleague of spreading "racial hatred" during a committee meeting Wednesday and demanded that ...
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Bodies switched at funeral home
Jul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - STICKNEY -- A family from suburban Chicago arrived at a funeral home to view their 91-year-old grandmother's body but found another woman's body in the casket instead. T...
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Minooka mayor sentenced in domestic battery case
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - MINOOKA -- The mayor of the village of Minooka has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of domestic battery and has been sentenced to one year of court supervision and ...
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Downstate man leads World Series of Poker
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Does an Illinois man have a shot at winning one of the nation's biggest poker tournaments? You bet. Dennis Phillips of Cottage Hills, near Alton, leads nine finalists in...
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Bloomington library pulls 'soft porn' DVD
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Bloomington Public Library patrons looking to rent the movie "Shortbus" on DVD won't find it on the shelves. A customer complained the movie was pornograp...
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State says seat belt usage up in Illinois
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Fewer people are dying on Illinois roads and more than 90 percent of motorists are wearing seat belts. That's according to state officials who said Tuesda...