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EXCHANGE: State Fairgrounds slide for saleJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A guy can have only so much fun with a Giant Slide. At least that's how Dennis Herrington, who has been sole owner of the Giant Slide at the Illinois State...
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Suburban construction projects to continueJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Major construction projects in the process of reshaping the suburbs won't be stopped, now that state lawmakers on Wednesday approved the needed cash after a weeks long p...
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Argentinian ice skaters to visit MilwaukeeJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — A group of ice skaters from Argentina will visit Milwaukee starting next week. The U.S. Olympic Committee and other countries' Olympic committees offer feder...
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Defense gets more evidence in NIU student slayingJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - SYCAMORE — More evidence has been given to an attorney representing a DeKalb man charged in the death of a slain Northern Illinois University student and Neuqua Valley H...
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Wisconsin legislature approves concealed carryJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Lawmakers in Wisconsin, one of the last states to prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons, approved lifting the ban Tuesday and sent Republican Gov. S...
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Normal says no to urban poultry planJun 20, 2011 11:00 pm - NORMAL, Ill. — It may be perfectly normal to raise chickens in your back yard. But it isn't OK in Normal. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports that the Normal City Counc...
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Pay on the agenda as Ill. lawmakers return to workJun 20, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are likely to cut their pay when they return to the state Capitol for a brief session focused on public works projects. The House has al...
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Wis. Assembly to vote on concealed carry billJun 20, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A bill legalizing the carrying of concealed weapons could pass the Wisconsin Legislature as soon as Tuesday. The state Assembly is scheduled to take up t...
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Decatur dog breeder faces chargesJun 20, 2011 11:00 pm - DECATUR, Ill. — A dog breeder from Decatur faces child endangerment and animal cruelty charges after police found two dead dogs and 37 others in poor health in her home....
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Education chief rewarding schools for grad ratesJun 20, 2011 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's schools chief plans a Statehouse ceremony to celebrate and financially reward high schools that have greatly improved their graduation rates. St...