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Jackson family in Gary to mark pop star’s birthdayAug 30, 2012 6:46 am - GARY, Ind. — The scene outside the childhood home of Michael Jackson resembled a party as fans joined members of the pop star’s family for a vigil Wednesday, which would...
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Tribe proposes casino in South BendAug 29, 2012 5:53 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — An American Indian tribe with a major casino in southwestern Michigan has included another casino in its development plan for land it owns in northern...
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Defendant ‘upbeat’ after recalling wife shot him, sergeant testifiesAug 29, 2012 5:00 pm - An Illinois State Police sergeant testified Wednesday that an Oswego man accused of shooting his wife and three children to death became “more upbeat” during a police in...
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Defense rests in Peterson trialAug 29, 2012 4:00 pm - Drew Peterson’s son testified Wednesday at his father’s murder trial that he never believed his dad killed his mother. The 19-year-old child of the former Bolingbrook po...
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Kelly says suspensions were solely his callAug 28, 2012 3:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly sized up the situation and said the call was solely his when he suspended starting running back Cierre Wood and backup d...
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Illinois finishes streamlining criminal lawsAug 28, 2012 9:56 am - Illinois officials have taken the rare step of making state law shorter and simpler. A rewrite cuts the length of the state criminal code by one-third by deleting outeat...
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IEMA seeks volunteers for radiation emergenciesAug 28, 2012 9:56 am - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is looking for a few good volunteers — in case of a radiation accident near one of the state’s six nuclear power plants. The age...
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Downstate man imprisoned for bilking church, schoolAug 28, 2012 9:56 am - A southwestern Illinois man has been ordered to spend more than five years in federal prison for using schemes involving leased copy machines to defraud a school, a chur...
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ND man accused of killing kids to enter pleaAug 28, 2012 9:46 am - MADISON, Wis. — A North Dakota construction worker accused of killing his three young daughters is expected to enter a plea in a Wisconsin court. Aaron Schaffhausen of M...
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Repairs needed after Evansville tower’s fireAug 28, 2012 9:45 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Officials say several dozen apartment doors must be replaced in a 10-story apartment building in Evansville evacuated because of a weekend fire before...