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Feds to step up hunt for Asian carp near ChicagoJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - Federal officials announced Friday that they will begin intensive monitoring of waterways near Lake Michigan next week after genetic material from the invasive Asian car...
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Betty Loren-Maltese’s home sells at auctionJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - The home of a former Cicero mayor convicted of fraud has sold as the government attempts to recoup some of the money she owes. The home of Betty Loren-Maltese was auctio...
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Work transfer costing NE Indiana factory 175 jobsJul 28, 2011 11:00 pm - BERNE, Ind. — An auto parts supplier is transferring production from a northeastern Indiana factory to plants to Tennessee and Kentucky, a move that the company says wil...
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Case against Drew Peterson in jeopardy, experts sayJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - The high-profile murder case against former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson, accused of killing his third wife, may never make it to trial, experts say, after ...
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Authorities examine body of girl killed in 1957Jul 27, 2011 12:00 am - Authorities on Wednesday began examining the remains of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl who was abducted and killed more than 50 years ago, trying to find clues that would he...
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Hearsay ruling a big blow to Peterson prosecutorsJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - A state appellate court on Tuesday upheld a judge’s ruling that disallowed some hearsay — or secondhand — evidence from being used against Drew Peterson, a blow to prose...
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Fugitive Ill. schools chief caught after 19 yearsJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - DANVILLE, Ill. — A former school superintendent convicted of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy is in custody in central Illinois after nearly 20 years on the run. Autho...
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2 western Ill. deaths blamed on heatJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - QUINCY — Authorities in western Illinois suspect extreme heat contributed to the deaths of two more people. Adams County Coroner James Keller says a 90-year-old Quincy w...
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Man who struck Ill. deputy charged with DUIJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - GALESBURG — A man faces DUI charges after police say he drove the wrong way on the interstate and struck a western Illinois sheriff's deputy head-on. Illinois State Poli...
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Son of southern Illinois congressman takes officeJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE — The newest Jerry Costello in Illinois politics says he's proud of the family name and will strive to live up to it. Jerry Costello II was sworn in Monday to...