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Former South suburban police chief indicted on fraud chargesApr 20, 2012 6:50 pm - A former Country Club Hills police chief has been indicted for defrauding a state job-training program and channeling some of a $1.25 million grant to benefit herself, U...
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Ex-N. Ind. county clerk sentenced for stolen moneyApr 20, 2012 11:48 am - AUBURN, Ind. — A former county clerk in northern Indiana has been sentenced to probation and community service on convictions for taking county money. A judge gave forme...
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Lawmakers want to speed up Asian carp planApr 19, 2012 4:52 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Legislation introduced in Congress would force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to speed up a study of how to prevent Asian carp and other invasiv...
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Uncertified police chief doesn’t worry Indianapolis mayor Uncertified police chief doesn’t worry Indianapolis mayorApr 19, 2012 6:57 am - INDIANAPOLIS — A spokesman for the Indianapolis mayor says there aren’t any problems with the city’s acting police chief not being certified as a sworn police officer in...
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15 accused of defrauding insurance agenciesApr 18, 2012 3:56 pm - Fifteen people are accused of bilking unemployment insurance agencies in Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota out of nearly $9 million by setting up more than 80 fictitious c...
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No charges for police in Calumet City boy’s deathApr 18, 2012 3:56 pm - The Cook County state’s attorney says no criminal charges will be filed against police involved in the shooting death of a South suburban boy with Asperger’s syndrome. W...
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Comptroller’s arrest spurs calls for more scrutinyApr 18, 2012 3:55 pm - Allegations that a finance officer in Dixon stole a staggering $30 million are raising calls for more rigorous checks and balances in smaller communities that are under ...
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Will County firefighter charged with arsonApr 18, 2012 10:00 am - Arson charges have been filed against a Will County firefighter and another man who are accused of setting fire to a pickup truck and filing an insurance claim. Authorit...
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Chicago truck driver expected to change plea in fatal ND pileup caseApr 18, 2012 10:00 am - FARGO, N.D. — The scheduled trial this week for a Chicago truck driver accused of causing a fatal pileup in North Dakota has been canceled, and a change of plea hearing ...
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Downstate parents force girl to wear ‘I like to steal’ signApr 18, 2012 10:00 am - SWANSEA, Ill. — Two parents in southwestern Illinois took the punishment of their 8-year-old daughter public by forcing her to wear a sign that read: “I like to steal fr...