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Funeral scheduled for suburban soldierJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - A Southwest suburban man killed while serving in Iraq will be remembered during a funeral service later this week. Army Pfc. Michael Olivieri of Homer Glen and four othe...
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Increase in Freeport students eligible for lunchesJun 13, 2011 11:00 pm - FREEPORT— The number of students eligible to receive help paying for school lunches has more than doubled in Freeport since 1997. The Journal-Standard reports Tuesday th...
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Alton home stormed by suspects after Facebook postJun 13, 2011 11:00 pm - An Alton home invasion is being offered as an example of the danger of posting information on Facebook. Police in the Mississippi River city say the break-in early Monda...
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Indiana to expand hybrid welfare systemJun 13, 2011 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's social services agency says it will expand its hybrid welfare eligibility system to 13 more counties next week. The Family and Social Services A...
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Wisconsin Assembly to begin state budget debateJun 13, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Assembly is set to begin debating the state's two-year budget under heightened security in the Capitol. The Republican-controlled Assembly ...
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FBI enhancing video in missing IU student caseJun 13, 2011 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Police searching for a missing Indiana University student say they're waiting for the FBI to complete an enhancement of security video of the area wh...
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Some 600 Indiana highway trucks switching to propaneJun 13, 2011 11:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Work has started on converting more than 600 state highway department trucks and cargo vans so that they run on propane and use what officials predict...
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Indiana advocates seek cash up front for in-home careJun 13, 2011 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- Supporters of a state program aimed at keeping senior citizens in their homes don't like the way Gov. Mitch Daniels' administration is running the progra...
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Milwaukee police bust dog-fighting operationJun 13, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police say they have broken up a dog-fighting ring at a house on the city's north side. WTMJ-TV reports police seized six pit bulls from the house....
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22 Indiana communities get nearly $9.5M in grantsJun 13, 2011 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Twenty-two rural Indiana communities have received federal Community Focus Fund grants totaling nearly $9.5 million for projects including historic preser...