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Big Ten, Pac-12 announce new bowl affiliationsJun 24, 2013 2:10 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The Big Ten and Pac-12 are strengthening their postseason ties with a pair of matchups in California bowl games. The Holiday Bowl in San Diego and the Kr...
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Illiana Expressway touted as ‘vital link’Jun 24, 2013 10:58 am - Governors from Illinois and Indiana kicked off a two-day forum Monday in hopes of attracting potential contractors, laborers and investors for a planned 47-mile expressw...
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Streamwood grad attacked by tiger improving, family thankfulJun 24, 2013 10:19 am - A 2008 Streamwood High School graduate recovering from a tiger attack in Indiana last week has been upgraded to fair condition, officials said Monday. Marissa Dub, now o...
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Woman accused of trying to abduct infant arrestedJun 22, 2013 4:37 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ MUNCIE, Ind. — A woman accused of wrapping a cord around a mother’s throat and demanding she hand over her 3-week-old d...
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8 groups interested in investing in Gary airportJun 22, 2013 4:23 pm - GARY, Ind. — Eight groups are interested in investing in the Gary-Chicago International Airport, with two proposals focusing more on logistics than passenger service and...
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Preservation group restoring old Indiana lodgeJun 21, 2013 8:03 am - NEW HARMONY, Ind. — A nearly century-old lodge building in southwestern Indiana is being rescued from demolition with help from a historic preservation group. Indiana La...
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23 arrested in connection with drug traffickingJun 20, 2013 5:53 pm - Chicago police and federal DEA officials say 23 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the distribution of heroin and cocaine in Illinois, Indiana and ...
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Owner of well-known Cicero pizzeria slainJun 20, 2013 5:52 pm - A man who immigrated from Sicily in 1968 and worked odd jobs before opening a pizzeria was shot to death when he confronted a robber at his suburban Chicago eatery. The ...
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Plea deal reached in final NIU ‘coffee fund’ caseJun 20, 2013 5:52 pm - The DeKalb County state’s attorney says prosecutors were too aggressive when they filed felony charges after employees set up a private bank account at Northern Illinois...
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IDOT proposes tolls for Illiana ExpresswayJun 20, 2013 7:00 am - PEOTONE — Transportation officials in Illinois have proposed that the planned Illiana Expressway be a tollway. The SouthtownStar reports that the Illinois Department of...