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Chicago woman among dead at Indiana State Fair concertAug 13, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — A Chicago woman who worked with a lesbian community care project was among the victims when wind toppled a stage and its rigging before an Indiana State Fair c...
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5 killed, more than 40 injured in Indiana stage collapseAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - The wind gust that toppled a stage at the Indiana State Fair Saturday night, killing five and injuring dozens of fans waiting for the country band Sugarla...
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Suburban woman sentenced for bank fraudAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Federal prosecutors in Virginia say a South suburban woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for access device and bank fraud because of her use of counterfeit...
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Documents turned over in 1957 murder caseAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - A man charged in the 1957 kidnapping and murder of a young Sycamore girl will fight the charges, his attorney said Wednesday, the same day more than 1,000 pages of evide...
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$141 million released to horse racing industryAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois' horse racing industry is getting an influx of cash. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph (http://bit.ly/ndhww2 ) reports that $141 million that's been co...
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Wisconsin GOP's stand could reverberate elsewhereAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A stand by Wisconsin Republicans against a massive effort to oust them from power could reverberate across the country as the battle over union rights an...
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Cutbacks force retreat in war on methAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS — Police and sheriff's departments in states that produce much of the nation's methamphetamine have made a sudden retreat in the war on meth, at times virtuall...
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Police: Man shot after injuring 2 cops with batAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - ALORTON — Illinois State Police are investigating a disturbance in southwestern Illinois in which a man wielding a baseball bat attacked and injured two officers before ...
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Parents reminded about back-to-school vaccinesAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois health and education officials are reminding parents to update their children's immunizations as they head back to school. Most vaccines are given...
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4 Illinois conservation grants awardedAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Conservation Foundation has awarded four grants to get young people interested in outdoor activities. The not-for-profit fundraising group ann...