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101,000 items returned in Chicago library’s amnesty programSep 12, 2012 9:25 am - The Chicago Public Library’s “Once in a Blue Moon Amnesty” program has ended with the return of more than 101,000 items worth an estimated $2 million. From Aug. 20 to Se...
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Suspects charged with sex traffickingSep 11, 2012 6:42 pm - Two people in Iowa and one in Ohio have been arrested for transporting underage girls to Chicago for prostitution, authorities said. The U.S. attorney’s office in Chica...
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Woman testifies about 1957 murder of friendSep 11, 2012 4:32 pm - An Illinois woman finally got the chance Tuesday to identify in court a photo of the man she believes kidnapped and killed her childhood friend 55 years ago in Sycamore....
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NASA, Morton Arboretum team up to study tree strengthSep 11, 2012 9:11 am - Biologists at the Morton Arboretum in the Lisle are teaming up with rocket scientists to study trees — or, more specifically, how trees stand and fall. The arboretum sa...
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Revenge cited for shooting of Fort Wayne ambulanceSep 11, 2012 9:10 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The man believed to have driven the car from which numerous shot were fired at a Fort Wayne ambulance says the gunman was seeking revenge against a st...
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Danville encourages alternate transportSep 11, 2012 9:10 am - DANVILLE — Mitch Lankford rides his bicycle to work on average about three days a week, and lately, four days now that temperatures are milder. He chooses to bike, partl...
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Ill. gets more than $1M for justice programsSep 11, 2012 9:01 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois will receive more than $1 million in federal grants for two criminal justice programs. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago will get ...
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Wis. DNR will take deer reports for 3 more weeksSep 11, 2012 9:01 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials are reminding outdoor lovers they’ll take deer observations for another three weeks. The Operation De...
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Southern Illinois judge tosses man’s 24-year-old murder convictionSep 11, 2012 8:54 am - SALEM — A judge in southern Illinois has thrown out the murder conviction of a man convicted 24 years ago in a fatal stabbing during a dice game. The (Bloomington) P...
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Amtrak passenger numbers surge in IllinoisSep 11, 2012 8:54 am - The number of people using Amtrak’s rail service in Illinois jumped by 5.5 percent over the last 11 months. The total number of passengers in Illinois was just short of ...