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New Illinois, Wisconsin wildlife refuge approvedAug 15, 2012 5:36 pm - A new federal wildlife refuge has been authorized along the border between Illinois and Wisconsin. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced the establi...
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NW Ind. police officer faces drug, weapons chargesAug 15, 2012 7:36 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana police officer faces federal charges of drug trafficking and illegally buying a gun for someone else. Federal agents arrested...
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Peterson judge again chastises prosecutorsAug 15, 2012 7:00 am - An increasingly exasperated judge at former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson’s murder trial delivered his strongest rebuke of prosecutors yet on Wednesday after...
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Lawyer says couple bound children to ward off demonsAug 14, 2012 6:42 pm - A judge ruled Tuesday that a Northlake man and his wife will stand trial in Kansas on child abuse charges after two of their children were found in a Walmart parking lot...
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Jenn Gibbons rows into Chicago homecomingAug 14, 2012 1:00 pm - A Chicago woman who completed her 1,500-mile trip around Lake Michigan despite being sexually assaulted along the way is back at home and plans to share her experiences ...
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Fort Wayne’s Burmese hoping for Suu Kyi visitAug 14, 2012 7:56 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Activists in Fort Wayne’s Burmese community are trying to arrange a visit to the city by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. The group hopes th...
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Jury selection begins in 2007 family killingsAug 13, 2012 6:55 pm - Jury selection has started in Will County for the trial of an Oswego man charged with shooting to death his wife and three children five years ago. Attorneys are expect...
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1 hospitalized overnight from Indiana fair stagecoach crashAug 13, 2012 8:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Officials say one person remained hospitalized overnight after being hurt when a stagecoach tipped over before an Indiana State Fair horse show. Fair spok...
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Free Ill. State Fair admission Monday for seniorsAug 11, 2012 9:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — For "Senior Day" on Monday, the Illinois State Fair will offer free admission to those 60 and older. The state Department on Aging will host activiti...
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New Illinois license plates to honor veteransAug 11, 2012 9:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. — Illinois veterans with disabilities like post-traumatic stress disorder will soon be able to get special license plates to note their service. Gov. Pat Qu...