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Public defender in 1957 murder case resignsJun 29, 2012 5:48 pm - The public defender whose defendants include a Seattle man accused in the 1957 slaying of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl has resigned. The Daily Chronicle in DeKalb reported...
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9-year-old boy drowns in neighbor’s poolJun 29, 2012 5:30 pm - Authorities in South suburban Lansing say a 9-year-old boy has drowned in a neighbor’s swimming pool. Lansing Sgt. Detective Scott Bailey said Christian Reese and two yo...
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Ex-Purdue dean drops $1M gift over pick of DanielsJun 29, 2012 7:08 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A former Purdue University dean says she’s dropping a $1 million gift to the school from her will over its pick of Gov. Mitch Daniels to become un...
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September trial set in 1957 murderJun 28, 2012 2:41 pm - The trial of a Seattle man accused in the 1957 slaying of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl will begin in September. Jack McCullough is charged with kidnapping and killing Mari...
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Cost of driving on Indiana Toll Road go up SundayJun 28, 2012 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. — The cost of vehicles traveling on the Indiana Toll Road for vehicles without an I-Zoom transponder is going up starting Sunday. Private operator ITR Conc...
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Monee man identified as plane crash victimJun 27, 2012 6:17 pm - Associated Press The Ogle County Sheriff’s office has identified the pilot of a single-engine plane who died when the aircraft crashed into a northern Illinois cornfield...
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Seniors ride free program to cut off enrollmentJun 27, 2012 3:39 pm - The cancellation of a state program that determines eligibility for low-income seniors and disabled individuals to travel free on public transit means no more new riders...
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Judge: Dad can stand trial in bound children caseJun 26, 2012 4:10 pm - LAWRENCE, Kan. — A Northlake man is competent to stand trial on abuse charges after two of his children were found bound and blindfolded in a Walmart parking lot in Kans...
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Ex-S. Ind. funeral director sentenced for fraudJun 26, 2012 7:10 am - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — A former southern Indiana funeral home director has been given a six-year prison sentence on charges that he cashed burial insurance policies of s...
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Man killed on I-70 while refueling parked truckJun 26, 2012 7:07 am - INDIANAPOLIS — State police are asking for help in finding the driver who struck and killed a man while he was putting gasoline into a pickup truck parked along Intersta...