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Email says ComEd wrote newspaper column for legislatorOct 03, 2012 4:38 pm - ROCKFORD — An email shows that the utility giant ComEd wrote a column for a member of the Illinois House utilities committee to submit to a local newspaper under his own...
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Small plane crashes in GaryOct 03, 2012 1:40 pm - Associated Press GARY, Ind. — Authorities say a small plane from Smyrna, Tenn., has crashed in Gary about a mile south of Gary/Chicago International Airport. Federal Avi...
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RTA merger proposal draws objectionsOct 02, 2012 10:00 pm - Better transit is just a merger away, according to the civic group Metropolis Strategies. The organization on Tuesday continued its push for the Regional Transportation ...
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Teachers go on strike in Evergreen ParkOct 02, 2012 6:11 pm - Teachers in South suburban Evergreen Park are on the picket line. The teachers in Evergreen Park District 124 walked off the job after contract talks broke down late Mon...
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Feds back research to stop Great Lakes invasionsOct 02, 2012 6:08 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal grants will support stepped-up research into ways to prevent invasions of the Great Lakes by foreign animal and plant species, with specia...
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Killer sends letter to Sycamore residentsOct 02, 2012 6:08 pm - A man convicted last month of kidnapping and killing a Sycamore girl almost 55 years ago has written a letter to city residents blaming a judge for discarding documents ...
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Koppel to speak about journalism at Notre DameOct 02, 2012 7:05 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Veteran journalist Ted Koppel will speak at a public discussion of contemporary journalism, politics and world affairs at the University of Notre Dame...
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Purdue’s computer science program marks 50 yearsOct 02, 2012 7:05 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s computer science department is toasting its 50th anniversary this week with robotics demonstrations and tours of its sprawling...
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Food booth at Evansville festival catches fireOct 02, 2012 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A food booth caught fire during a large street festival in Evansville when a worker believes its griddle got too hot. No one was hurt in the fire Mond...
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Former NW Ind. drag strip’s fans talk of reopeningOct 01, 2012 7:51 am - HOBART, Ind. ) — It’s been 28 years since the “great ones” raced at the U.S. 30 Dragstrip in Hobart. Interest in the former dragstrip remains full speed ahead, fueling a...