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Guilty verdict in 1957 murder brings reliefSep 14, 2012 3:53 pm - For most of five decades, it seemed no one would ever be held accountable for murder of the 7-year-old Sycamore girl who was snatched from a small-town street corner as ...
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Priest gets 2 years of probation in ashtray theftSep 14, 2012 9:36 am - BELLEVILLE — A priest in southwestern Illinois has been sentenced to two years of probation after admitting he tried to shoplift an ashtray from an antique store while a...
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Search under way for fisherman on Wisconsin lakeSep 14, 2012 9:36 am - TOWN OF WASHINGTON, Wis. — A search has resumed for a fisherman on a lake in Shawano County. The sheriff’s department searched Korth Lake Thursday night after an empty ...
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Authorities seize guns in SW Michigan traffic stopSep 14, 2012 9:36 am - ANTWERP TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Authorities in southwestern Michigan say they seized an arsenal of semiautomatic handguns, shotguns and rifles during a traffic stop on Interst...
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Closing arguments set in trial of man in girl’s 1957 deathSep 14, 2012 9:32 am - Closing arguments are expected Friday in one of the oldest cold-case murders to make it to trial — the 1957 case of a former police officer accused of killing an Illinoi...
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1st woman named to Indiana Supreme Court since 1999Sep 14, 2012 9:32 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels has named a Tippecanoe County judge as the first woman on the Indiana Supreme Court in 13 years. Daniels announced the appointment of L...
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Chicago looking for goats to graze at O'HareSep 14, 2012 9:00 am - The Chicago Department of Aviation is looking for a few good goats. WFLD-TVreports that Chicago recently put out a bid for someone to supply goats to trim the grass at O...
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Indiana mom charged with neglect after son’s suicideSep 13, 2012 4:16 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana woman whose 16-year-old son committed suicide in July was charged Thursday with neglect after prosecutors determined there wasn’t enough eviden...
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NW Indiana’s clogged railroads to get $71 million upgradeSep 13, 2012 4:14 pm - PORTER, Ind. — Northwestern Indiana’s congested railroad corridors will see some upgrades with $71 million in federal money to help speed the flow of passenger and freig...
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Judge denies 2nd mistrial motion in Vaughn trialSep 13, 2012 4:00 pm - A Will County judge has denied a second mistrial motion from defense attorneys for an Oswego man accused of killing his wife and three young children. Judge Daniel Rozak...