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Milwaukee's mayor is offering a water discountJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee is offering a discount on water. Mayor Tom Barrett is giving a water rate discount to businesses that use a large quantity of water in their proces...
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Man sentenced to 40 years in deadly carjackingJun 27, 2011 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE — A judge in southwestern Illinois has ordered a St. Louis man to spend four decades in prison for killing another man during a carjacking. St. Clair County C...
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State board rejects Crystal Lake hospital projectJun 27, 2011 11:00 pm - JOLIET — A health care planning board voted Tuesday to reject a proposed new hospital in the northern Illinois city of Crystal Lake. The Illinois Health Facilities and S...
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Trial under way for ex-cop accused of robbing bankJun 27, 2011 11:00 pm - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. — Testimony is under way in the southern Illinois trial of a former Carbondale police officer accused of robbing a bank in 2008. A jury was seated Mond...
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Wis. Marine dies in AfghanistanJun 27, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRING VALLEY, Wis. — A Marine from western Wisconsin has been killed in Afghanistan. The U.S. Department of Defense says 22-year-old Cpl. Michael Nolen of Spring Valley...
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Extension offices closing in budget cutsJun 27, 2011 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON, Ill. — University of Illinois Extension Service offices in some locations around the state are closing and their operations are being consolidated as part of...
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Ind. texting law will pose enforcement challengesJun 27, 2011 11:00 pm - MERRILLVILLE — A new state law making it illegal for Indiana motorists to send or read text messages is expected to create enforcement challenges for the state's police ...
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More than 1,000 seek Bass Pro jobs in E. PeoriaJun 27, 2011 11:00 pm - EAST PEORIA — More than 1,000 people waited up to two hours each to interview at a job fair for a new Bass Pro Shops outdoors store about to open in east Peoria. The com...
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Mayor of Braidwood dies after 3 months in officeJun 27, 2011 11:00 pm - BRAIDWOOD, Ill. — Authorities in the Will County city of Braidwood say the mayor has died after serving three months in office. The Herald-News in Joliet reports 65-year...
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Extension offices closing in budget cutsJun 27, 2011 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON — University of Illinois Extension Service offices in some locations around the state are closing and their operations being consolidated as part of a budget-...