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Man sentenced to fed prison in identity-theft caseJul 11, 2011 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man has been ordered to serve four years and nine months in federal prison for an identity-theft operation authorities say was helped by a w...
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Jury deciding trial of woman accused of killing 2Jul 11, 2011 11:00 pm - BENTON — Jurors in southern Illinois' Franklin County are deliberating in the murder trial of a woman accused in the shooting deaths of two women in their West Frankfort...
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SPOTLIGHT: Historian notes Grant's Caseyville timeJul 11, 2011 11:00 pm - CASEYVILLE, Ill. — Bob Stephens thought he knew all the highlights of Caseyville's past until recently. The local historian was doing research for his second book and di...
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Ill. union pickets over Quinn canceling raisesJul 11, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — The fight over Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to cancel raises for thousands of public employees hit the streets Tuesday, with state workers across Illinois walking...
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Mother sentenced to 7 years in child burningJul 11, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A 25-year-old Springfield woman convicted of burning her 16-month-old son has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Cara Geckles was convicted in May of...
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Decatur couple jailed after stray-bullet deathJul 11, 2011 11:00 pm - DECATUR — Two Decatur residents are jailed after the death of a man who was shot in his apartment by what police say was a stray bullet. Police told the (Decatur) Herald...
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Metal products company cited for safety violationsJul 11, 2011 11:00 pm - WATSEKA, — An Illinois metal products company has been cited with safety violations after two workers suffered amputation injuries at the firm's Watseka metal stamping ...
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Woman, 29, killed outside Dominican UniversityJul 11, 2011 11:00 pm - RIVER FOREST — Police in suburban Chicago are investigating the death of a 29-year-old woman who was shot in a parking lot near Dominican University in River Forest. Aut...
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Grants awarded to encourage smoke-free apartmentsJul 11, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — An anti-tobacco advocacy group is working to increase the number of smoke-free apartment buildings and condos in Chicago. The Chicago Tobacco Prevention Projec...
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Building collapse briefly traps Bloomington womanJul 11, 2011 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington bridge that was closed after the collapse of a nearby century-old building has been reopened. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports that the I...