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Hammond removes eyesores, razes vacant propertiesJul 21, 2012 10:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. — Hammond officials are cracking down on efforts to rid the city of dilapidated properties, demolishing more than 100 a year in the last four years. Most o...
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Blagojevich prosecutor leaves for private practiceJul 20, 2012 9:37 am - Another leading government attorney who helped prosecute former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is leaving the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago to become a private defense attorne...
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Ind. sweet corn could be scarce later in yearJul 20, 2012 9:37 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Hot weather is creating plenty of Indiana sweet corn from irrigated farms, but a Purdue University expert says the drought might shrink the supply...
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Coast Guard launching paddlesports safety effortJul 20, 2012 9:37 am - The U.S. Coast Guard is launching its third annual Great Lakes safe boating awareness effort focused on paddlesports. The Coast Guard Ninth District’s “Paddles Up Great ...
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Husband-and-wife team charged in Chicago robbery spreeJul 20, 2012 9:37 am - A Chicago couple is accused of going on a three-month armed robbery spree that targeted women who walked alone. Charles Edwards on Thursday was ordered held without bond...
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Amboy man charged in killing, home invasionJul 20, 2012 9:37 am - Authorities in northern Illinois have made an arrest in the homicide of a 79-year-old Amboy man. Officials in Lee County say Delmar Leroy Daniels was found dead in his h...
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Tastes change, Peoria's Butternut remainsJul 20, 2012 9:00 am - Names and tastes may change but bread is still getting made in this South Peoria neighborhood as it has for more than a century. The Butternut bread plant at 1511 W. Lin...
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Lawyers for George Ryan before appeals courtJul 20, 2012 9:00 am - Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois Gov. George Ryan are going before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to contest his conviction on several corruption charges....
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Indiana woman badly hurt in crash after police chaseJul 20, 2012 8:45 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Police in Indianapolis say a 22-year-old woman fleeing from officers was critically injured when she crashed her car into a utility pole several blocks af...
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New monument honors 10-time Indiana Olympic gold medalistJul 20, 2012 8:45 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A central Indiana city now has a monument to a 10-time Olympic gold medalist who grew up there and was one of the world’s top athletes a century ago. T...