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Prospect of Beloit casino seems to be improvingJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - BELOIT, Wis. — After more than a decade of intermittent negotiations, talks have resumed that could lead to a Ho-Chunk Nation casino being built in Beloit. City and tri...
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U of I president’s chief of staff resigns amid probeJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — The chief of staff for University of Illinois President Michael Hogan has resigned amid an internal investigation. Hogan announced Lisa Troyer’s resignation ...
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Ind. woman arrested in shooting that injured copJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — An Indiana woman whose boyfriend shot a police officer conspired with him to rob people at gunpoint to get money for a trip to Utah so he could avoid ...
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Salvation Army donations down $285,000 in ChicagoJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - The Salvation Army in Chicago says donations during the holiday season were down $285,000 compared with last year. The Salvation Army says its goal for the season is $13...
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Bond denied for men held in Ill. officer’s deathJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Bond has been denied for two men charged in the slaying of an off-duty Chicago police officer. Forty-one-year-old Clifton Lewis was fatally shot during a Dec. 29 robbery...
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Bill looks to warn swimmers of Lake Michigan conditionsJan 06, 2012 10:00 pm - LANSING, Mich. — State lawmakers are looking at a bill that would warn swimmers on Michigan public beaches about lake conditions. The Times Herald in Port Huron reports ...
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Ind. Revenue Department expands freefile programJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — The state Department of Revenue has added two more companies to its list of tax preparation vendors that provide e-file services under the Indiana free-fi...
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Protesters on hand for Indiana right-to-work hearingJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — A few hundred union protesters are on hand for a public hearing before Indiana legislators on a divisive labor bill that’s prompted a two-day standstill i...
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Suspect in deaths of girl, uncle beaten in jailJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Authorities say an Indianapolis man charged in the fatal shootings of a 7-year-old girl and her uncle was beaten by fellow inmates the day after his arres...
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Ind. man shoots at suspected police impostorJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. — Police in northwest Indiana say a Dyer man shot at a man who pulled him over and posed as a police officer. The Times reports the 18-year-old man pulled ...