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Man charged in plane door incidentMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - A 34-year-old Burbank man who rushed toward the front of a Chicago-bound aircraft and attempted to open the door may face up to 40 years in prison, prosecutors announced...
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Caring for poor, hospitals reach brink of closureMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Two Illinois charity hospitals are asking the state’s permission to shut down after serving low-income residents for more than 100 years. A state board will consider the...
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Judge rules father who killed son was insaneMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - A Will County judge has found a Romeoville man not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning death of his 18-month-old son. The Chicago Tribune reports that 29-year-o...
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Michigan school bans Smarties, Pixy Stix as health threatsMay 06, 2011 11:00 pm - GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A middle school near Grand Rapids has banned sugary Smarties candy, saying it's being crushed and inhaled and can be a gateway to "inappro...
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Daily Herald staff members win Lisagor awardsMay 06, 2011 1:00 am - A series of stories on the pension crisis in Illinois was one of nine Daily Herald projects singled out for honors Friday by the Chicago Headline Club. In the Investigat...
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Police: Man kept alligator to impress womenMay 06, 2011 1:00 am - A South suburban Chicago man thought he had the perfect chick magnet in his pet alligator. However, authorities saw only a dangerous animal. A charge of possession of a ...
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Metra talks to TSA about al-Qaida threatsMay 06, 2011 12:00 am - Newly uncovered documents show al-Qaida planned to derail an American train on the upcoming 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In the wake of that news, Metra officia...
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NW Ind. power plant set for closure next yearMay 05, 2011 11:00 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. — The owner of a northwestern Indiana electric generating plant plans to shut it down at the end of 2012 after more than 55 years of operation. Officials ...
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Rockford couple donates $15 million to Valparaiso U.May 04, 2011 11:00 pm - VALPARAISO, Ind. — A couple from Rockford, Ill., is donating $15 million to Valparaiso University to pay for improvements on the school's landmark chapel. Valparaiso Un...
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Purdue, Argonne to reveal waste treatment findingsMay 04, 2011 11:00 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. — Scientists with Purdue University Calumet and the Argonne National Laboratory are ready to announce their findings on ways to cut the flow of industrial...