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Logan County deals with bills for brothers’ trialsOct 18, 2012 11:52 am - LINCOLN, Ill. — The Logan County Board is working to come up with the money to pay for the trials of two brothers charged in the deaths of five members of a central Illi...
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Man sentenced for stealing van with baby insideOct 18, 2012 11:52 am - Associated Press SIOUX CITY, Iowa — A 26-year-old Sioux City man who stole a van with an infant inside has been given 30 years in prison. The Sioux City Journal reports ...
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Illinois issues nearly $40M in education grantsOct 18, 2012 11:52 am - Nearly $40 million in federal money has been awarded to help seven Illinois schools improve student performance and college readiness. The Illinois State Board of Educat...
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Simon appoints 2 to state military base committeeOct 18, 2012 11:52 am - SPRINGFIELD — Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon has appointed two new members to a committee that works to retain Illinois military bases and redevelop closed bases to benefit local...
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Punkin’ Chuckin’ Contest in Pekin cut to 1 dayOct 18, 2012 11:45 am - PEKIN — The annual Punkin’ Chuckin’ Contest has been cut to one day due to religious concerns. Pumpkins are scheduled to fly Saturday at the event in the central Illinoi...
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Ex-South Bend chief says phone recordings routineOct 18, 2012 11:45 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The former police chief in South Bend says the high-ranking officers who claim he wrongly recorded their phone calls knew that the department’s phone ...
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Duke starting to test Indiana gasification plantOct 18, 2012 11:44 am - EDWARDSPORT, Ind. — Duke Energy says it is ready to start testing major parts of the troubled coal-gasification plant it’s building in southwestern Indiana. Duke offici...
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Racine man accused of stealing ring from dying momOct 18, 2012 10:30 am - RACINE, Wis. — A Racine man is accused of stealing an anniversary ring from the finger of his dying mother and selling it to help his pregnant girlfriend. Eighteen-year-...
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Judge finds Wisconsin man guilty in cabin burglariesOct 18, 2012 10:30 am - STEVENS POINT, Wis. — One of several men who allegedly targeted Portage County seasonal homes for burglaries has been found guilty. A county judge found 19-year-old Zach...
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Indianapolis archdiocese introduces new leaderOct 18, 2012 10:26 am - INDIANAPOLIS — The new leader for Roman Catholics in the Indianapolis archdiocese says he doesn’t know that he was moved from a high-ranking position in Rome for openly ...