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Wisconsin’s Brillion Iron Works downsizing, 200 jobs cutAug 31, 2012 8:32 am - BRILLION, Wis. — Nearly 200 people will soon be out of work in Brillion. Executives at Brillion Iron Works say the economy is forcing them to cut 198 positions, includi...
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Illinois gets $1M for consumer insurance helpAug 31, 2012 8:24 am - Illinois has received a $1 million federal grant to improve how it helps consumers who have complaints about insurance industry practices. Illinois Department of Insuran...
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Most residents back after Evansville tower’s fireAug 31, 2012 8:24 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Most residents have been allowed to return to a 10-story apartment building in Evansville after two days of repairs from a smoky fire that killed one ...
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Public should be wary of disaster-donation scamsAug 31, 2012 8:19 am - The Better Business Bureau is warning Illinoisans to be wary of scam artists pretending to be charities collecting money to help people affected by Tropical Storm Isaac....
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Expert says Vaughn’s jacket has suspicious bullet patternAug 31, 2012 8:15 am - An expert’s testimony in the trial of a man accused of killing his wife and three children indicate bullet holes show someone wrapped a jacket around the handgun alleged...
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IDOT suspends routine road work for holidayAug 31, 2012 8:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation is suspending nonemergency road work during the holiday weekend to ease traffic congestion. Officials also released locations ...
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Families and friends light candles for overdose victimsAug 30, 2012 7:00 pm - It was an event that, as a reporter, you would wish there was not one story to tell. Because it would mean there would be no life lost and no battle still to be fought. ...
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Testimony finished in Peterson trialAug 30, 2012 3:42 pm - A judge sent jurors home after they heard the last testimony at Drew Peterson’s murder trial on Thursday, saying they will return after Labor Day to hear closing argumen...
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Report: Corn Belt benefits from recent rainsAug 30, 2012 9:24 am - ST. LOUIS — Some key farm states punished by the nation’s worst drought in decades benefited slightly from recent rains, with a bigger dousing forecast from the remnants...
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Purdue group meets to discuss Daniels appointmentAug 30, 2012 8:08 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Some Purdue University students and faculty members remain dissatisfied about the selection of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels as the school’s next pre...