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Sheriff's clerk errs in trying to dismiss ticketOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - BELLEVILLE --A records clerk for the St. Clair County sheriff's office admits she goofed when she mistakenly faxed a request to have a deputy's son's speeding ticket fix...
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South Bend Catholic school makes land offer after gift barredOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A Roman Catholic high school has offered $350,000 to buy property that a federal judge has blocked the city of South Bend from giving to the school fo...
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Mercury levels down 20% in Great Lakes but still too highOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - Mercury levels have dropped about 20 percent in the Great Lakes in recent decades but remain dangerously high and are getting worse in some places, scientists said in a ...
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Quinn still tight-lipped on casino billOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn still won’t say exactly what he wants changed in gambling expansion legislation that lawmakers passed but have yet to send him. Quinn talked generally aga...
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DC house where Lincoln died reopens after repairsOct 10, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The house where President Abraham Lincoln died across the street from Ford's Theatre has reopened to the public after a yearlong renovation project. The Na...
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Mexican national imprisoned on re-entry chargeOct 10, 2011 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS — An illegal immigrant's return to the U.S. after being deported to Mexico has drawn him a one year and nine month sentence in federal prison. A federal j...
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Elvis festival this weekend in IndianaOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - PORTAGE, Ind. — Hundreds of Elvis Presley fans are expected to gather in northern Indiana to remember the late rock n’ roll icon. The 19th annual Elvis FANtasy Fest will...
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Firefighter hurt in Milwaukee fireOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police say a veteran firefighter received minor injuries when he fell through stairs after an explosion in an unoccupied building. The Milwaukee Jo...
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Two teachers killed in Kenosha County crashOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - A Wheatland couple has in a motorcycle crash in Kenosha County. Sheriff's authorities say the two teachers were riding a motorcycle on Highway P Sunday afternoon when a...
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Terre Haute’s crow team plans diversion campaignOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Terre Haute Crow Planning Committee is getting ready for a new campaign following the first arrivals of the pesky blackbirds in the western India...