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Suspect says he didn’t kill Sycamore girl in ’57Jul 08, 2011 12:00 am - SEATTLE — A former police officer arrested in the 1957 murder of a Sycamore girl said in a jailhouse interview that he has an “ironclad alibi” and had nothing to do with...
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CSX train derails, disrupts Amtrak serviceJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - MORRISTOWN, Ind. — The derailment of a freight train near Indianapolis is causing disruptions to Amtrak service between New York and Chicago. Amtrak spokesman Steve Kulm...
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Competency test OK'd for Ill. teen jailed in deathJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - PARIS, Ill. — An eastern Illinois teenager charged with murder in his mother's stabbing death will be examined to see if he is mentally fit to stand trial. The (Mattoon)...
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5 arrested in Decatur dispute that left 1 man deadJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - DECATUR — Police in Decatur say they have five people in custody in connection with a dispute that left one man shot to death and his father wounded by a machete. The He...
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SPOTLIGHT: More than veggies grow by county jailJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - TUSCOLA — There are more than tomatoes and string beans growing near the Douglas County U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center by U.S. Route 36. Help for planting...
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Police chase ends in suspect's crash deathJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS — Illinois State Police are investigating a southwestern Illinois police chase that ended with the suspect's death when he crashed his car. Authorities sa...
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Pilot error blamed in double-fatal plane crashJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - CAHOKIA, Ill. — Pilot error and nothing mechanical caused year's fiery crash of a small plane that slammed into a southwestern Illinois house and hangar in rain and fog,...
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U of Ill. president: Money available for raisesJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — University of Illinois President Michael Hogan says cost-cutting measures have helped create a pool of money to use for employee raises at the school's three...
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Coast Guard searches for missing boaterJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing boater in Lake Michigan just off the Summerfest grounds. Authorities say the missing person was one of four in a b...
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Quinn aide: Pay superintendents from local taxJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn wants to pay regional school superintendents with tax money that comes from business and goes to local government. Quinn budget director Dav...