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Vintage Sports Authentics boss arrested at Rosemont conventionAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - The head of a sports memorabilia company in Minnesota is charged with orchestrating a scheme to sell fraudulent sports merchandise — including jerseys said to be worn du...
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Why this summer's cicadas are noisier than usualAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - Cicadas loudest during day, crickets and katydids at night
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Woman admits slitting husband’s throatAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - A Romeoville woman has been sentenced to 8½ years in prison for stabbing her estranged husband and using a paring knife to slit his throat. The Herald-News in Joliet rep...
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No Asian carp found in 4-day hunt near ChicagoAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - Authorities hunting for Asian carp in waterways near Chicago say they didn’t find any during four days of intensive monitoring. Crews used electric jolts to stun fish an...
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Weight loss clinic owners indictedAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - The owner of three Chicago-area weight loss clinics and his wife have been indicted on charges they illegally dispensed amphetamine-based drugs to patients. The 35-count...
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Convicted terrorist begins 28-year sentenceAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A man convicted of plotting to blow up the federal building in Springfield began serving a 28-year prison sentence this week. The Pantagraph reports ( http...
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UIUC names Wise new chancellor at Urbana campusAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois has chosen University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise as its next chancellor. In a news release Wednesday, the university says ...
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Man convicted of molesting ex-lover's sonAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - MURPHYSBORO — Sentencing will be in October for a southern Illinois man convicted of sexually abusing the young son of a man the defendant once dated. A Jackson County j...
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Central Illinois man gets life for drug chargesAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - PEORIA — A federal judge in central Illinois has sentenced a 38-year-old man to life in prison on drug charges. Anthony Ousley of Normal was convicted of unlawful distri...
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Champaign man gets 40 years in fatal shootingAug 02, 2011 11:00 pm - URBANA — A judge in east-central Illinois has handed down a 40-year sentence for a Champaign man convicted in the fatal shooting of a man gunned down while with his wife...