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Search continues for Indiana woman presumed deadJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Authorities are continuing to search a north-central Indiana river for a Lafayette woman presumed dead after vanishing last week. State conservation of...
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Refrigerator manufacturer to close Madison plantJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A refrigerator and stove manufacturer has notified the state it plans to close its Madison plant. About 100 workers at Sub-Zero will be out of work by t...
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Health center fights colds among Navy recruitsJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Health officials say they’re reducing illness among Navy recruits with a two-pill vaccination against a common virus. The Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chic...
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Chrysler to add third shift at Belvidere plantJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - DETROIT — Chrysler has reported its first annual net income since 1997, and Illinois will benefit from that turnaround to the tune of 1,600 jobs. CEO Sergio Marchionne c...
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Rare whooping crane dies in Indiana after injuryJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - CAYUGA, Ind. — State wildlife officials say a rare whooping crane has died after being found with a broken leg near a western Indiana power plant. An Indiana conservatio...
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Family upset police shot teen with Asperger’sJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Calumet City police on Wednesday shot to death a 15-year-old boy suffering from Asperger’s syndrome after he threatened officers with a knife, authorities said. Danelen...
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Former legislators, rep challenge Wis. senatorsJan 30, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The state Assembly’s assistant minority leader and two former legislators announced Tuesday they’ll challenge three Republican state senators in possible...
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Illinois College ends literary society pledgingJan 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Officials at Illinois College in Jacksonville have suspended pledging at the school’s literary societies because of several serious...
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Baby sitter sentenced to 40 years in toddler deathJan 30, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A Springfield woman has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the death of an 18-month-old boy she was baby-sitting. The State Journal-Register re...
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Indiana right-to-work bill heads to final voteJan 30, 2012 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate has set the stage for a final legislative vote on the contentious right-to-work bill. The Republican-dominated Senate on Tuesday reject...