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Ind. panel considering police entry law changesOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana legislative committee is scheduled to discuss proposals to change state law in reaction to a state Supreme Court decision that residents don’t ...
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Labor board sides with Chicago Teachers Union over longer school dayOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - A state labor board has unanimously sided with the Chicago Teachers union in its efforts to seek a stop to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for a longer school day. The Illinoi...
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ISU campus police look for BB gun shooter ISU campus police look for BB gun shooterOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - NORMAL — Police at Illinois State University in Normal are looking for the person who targeted at least two people with a BB gun from a dormitory window. ISU Police Chie...
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Wind advisory remains in effect, but most power lines sparedOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - While ComEd planned for major outages Wednesday due to high winds, most power lines held up. As of about 8 a.m. only 1,600 customers remained without power in Illinois d...
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3 facing charges in Wisconsin khat bustOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — Three men are facing criminal charges of possessing a drug called khat in Brown County. Drug agents say it’s the first time possession and delivery of...
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Moline cuts fire department; chief quitsOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - MOLINE — The head of Moline’s fire department has quit over the city’s plans to make cuts to his department. Members of the Moline City Council considered options to mak...
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Fort Wayne allows protesters to remain in parkOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — City officials have decided to allow Occupy Fort Wayne protesters to remain in a downtown park for at least a few more days. Officials with the police...
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Village fires police chief accused of sexually assaulting boysOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - WHEELER, Wis. — A Dunn County village has fired its police chief who’s accused of sexually assaulting two boys. Wheeler Police Chief Gary Wayerski is in jail on 14 felo...
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Testimony to get under way in SIU student threat caseOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Jurors will begin hearing the case of a former Southern Illinois University student who prosecutors say wrote a note threatening a Virginia Tech-lik...
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Former Indiana Democratic leader St. Angelo dies at 84Oct 19, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana and national Democratic Party leader Gordon St. Angelo has died at age 84. Flanker and Buchanan Funeral Centers says St. Angelo died Tuesda...