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Joliet prison blaze ruled arsonAug 01, 2013 6:37 pm - The Illinois State Fire Marshal says a fire at a closed Joliet state prison complex featured in the opening scenes of “The Blues Brothers” was a case of arson. Fire mars...
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Truck falls on Kankakee mechanicAug 01, 2013 3:56 pm - A Kankakee auto mechanic has died after the truck he was working on fell on him. The Kankakee County sheriff’s office says 51-year-old Enrique Serrano died Wednesday aft...
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Alabama No. 1 in coaches’ poll; Northwestern No. 22Aug 01, 2013 11:38 am - Alabama is No. 1 in the USA Today preseason coaches’ poll. The Crimson Tide was an overwhelming choice, receiving 58 of 62 first-place votes. Ohio State was second and r...
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Ball State president: Intelligent design not scienceJul 31, 2013 5:36 pm - Creation science and intelligent design are religion and not appropriate content for science courses at a public university such as Ball State University because it viol...
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Sand dune collapse study in Indiana will be expeditedJul 30, 2013 4:02 pm - MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — The National Park Service is preparing an expedited process to seek proposals from contractors to try to determine what caused a section of dune to...
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Man shot at South suburban golf courseJul 30, 2013 4:01 pm - A Blue Island golf course manager says he believes a shooting that injured a man as he loaded his clubs is a car was an isolated incident. The Southtown Star reported th...
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Coroner: Police bean bags killed 95-year-old manJul 29, 2013 3:47 pm - The Cook County medical examiner’s office says a 95-year-old suburban man died from being shot with a police bean bag gun. John Warna died Saturday following a scuffle w...
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Masses of plastic particles found in Great LakesJul 29, 2013 3:45 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Already ravaged by toxic algae, invasive mussels and industrial pollution, the Great Lakes now confront another potential threat that few had even...
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Amazon.com looks to fill 7,000 jobs in 13 statesJul 29, 2013 6:57 am - NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. says it is adding 7,000 jobs in 13 states, beefing up staff at the warehouses where it fills orders, and in its customer service division. The...
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Three dead when bus carrying teens crashes in IndianapolisJul 27, 2013 5:11 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — A bus carrying teens coming home from a church camp crashed Saturday on a busy Indianapolis thoroughfare, killing three people and sending others to hospi...