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Former downstate priest sued again on sex-abuse claimsOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. — A former Roman Catholic priest whose molestation of an altar boy led to a $6.3 million payout in a lawsuit is being sued again over claims of sexual a...
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Parents of missing IU student hope for answersOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The parents of an Indiana University student missing since June say their days revolve around meetings with police and retracing their daughter’s las...
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Police say drunk man stole, crashed ambulanceOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago police say an intoxicated man has been hospitalized after he stole an ambulance from a Chicago hospital and crashed it. Police spokeswoman Amina Greer says para...
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Island under construction in Illinois RiverOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - PEORIA — Construction of an island in the middle of the Illinois River and Lake Peoria has started as part of a project the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopes will recre...
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Suspect in 1957 Ill. killing now charged with rapeOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - SYCAMORE — A 71-year-old Washington man accused in the 1957 kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old Illinois girl has been charged in a separate case with sexually assaul...
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State audit: Cuts alone won’t turn Gary aroundOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - GARY, Ind. — State officials say the city of Gary must encourage more economic development if it’s to survive. The State Board of Accounts says reductions in city revenu...
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Online gaming machines may expose Indiana loopholeSep 30, 2011 11:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — New electronic machines that allow players to make bets are raising concerns about a possible loophole in Indiana's gambling laws. The so-called “swee...
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Woman dies in fire near Indiana U. campusSep 30, 2011 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A coroner says a 19-year-old woman has died in a fire at an apartment complex near the Indiana University campus in Bloomington. Monroe County Corone...
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Purdue engineer to receive national honorSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A chemical engineering professor from Purdue University will be honored by President Barack Obama for his record of innovation. Purdue says Rakesh...
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Ind. panel dismisses complaint against DemocratsSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Election Commission has dismissed — for now — a campaign finance complaint involving House Democrats who staged a five-week walkout earlier th...