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State officials to discuss Illiana Expressway with publicJul 31, 2012 4:11 pm - Indiana and Illinois officials are holding hearings to gather public input on three proposed routes for the Illiana Expressway that would link interstates 65 and 55. A h...
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What you need to know about the Drew Peterson caseJul 31, 2012 4:09 pm - Here’s a guide to some key questions in the case of Drew Peterson, on trial for first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio: Q: Who is Drew P...
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Gas company wants to raise ratesJul 31, 2012 4:00 pm - Residents of Chicago and the North suburbs may see higher gas bills. The parent company of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas filed for rate hikes Tuesday. The plan by Chic...
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Ind. port workers unloading giant crane for BPJul 31, 2012 7:55 am - BURNS HARBOR, Ind. — Workers at the Port of Indiana on Lake Michigan are busy unloading an enormous crane that will help BP PLC complete the company’s $3.8 billion expan...
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Reznick Group moving from Skokie to ChicagoJul 30, 2012 4:18 pm - An accounting firm is relocating its Midwest headquarters from Skokie to Chicago, in a move that’s expected to bring at least 150 jobs to the Loop. Chicago Mayor Emanuel...
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Oak Park Eagle Scout returns medal in protestJul 30, 2012 3:00 pm - An Oak Park man has mailed his Eagle Scout medal back to the Boy Scouts of America to protest the group's decision to continue its ban on gay Scout leaders. The Chicago ...
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Mich. man dies in dune buggy crash at N. Ind. raceJul 30, 2012 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — South Bend police are investigating the weekend death of a Michigan man killed when his dune buggy crashed during a “mud bog” race at the St. Joseph C...
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Peterson’s murder trial follows years of acrimonyJul 28, 2012 4:23 pm - One relative of Drew Peterson’s long-missing fourth wife calls him a dog who deserves to be chained. The former Bolingbrook police sergeant on trial in the death of his ...
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Joliet, Waukegan fire departments to share $3.5MJul 26, 2012 7:46 am - JOLIET — Fire departments in Joliet and Waukegan will share more than $3.5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency grant money to hire more firefighters. U.S. Sen...
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Indiana man sentenced to death in 1983 to be releasedJul 26, 2012 7:45 am - AUBURN, Ind. — A man sentenced to die 29 years ago for gunning down a northern Indiana town marshal is scheduled to be released from prison this weekend. The Star of Aub...