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Boy's body believed found buried in NW Ind.May 04, 2011 11:00 pm - GARY, Ind. — Investigators found a body they believe is that of a missing 12-year-old boy buried at a mobile home park in northwestern Indiana. Police pulled the body f...
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S. Indiana casino reopens after flooding closureMay 04, 2011 11:00 pm - ELIZABETH, Ind. — A southern Indiana casino is back open after being closed for much of the past two weeks because of flooding along the Ohio River. The Horseshoe South...
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Corps breaks levee as water rising elsewhereMay 02, 2011 11:00 pm - WYATT, Mo. — After a few short explosions and flashes of orange light, the Mississippi River began pouring through a wide hole in a giant earthen levee intentionally blo...
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Travelers: It’s too early to fear reprisalsMay 02, 2011 2:00 am - Less than 24 hours after the White House announced Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. troops, travelers packed O’Hare International Airport hoping their flights wou...
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Suburban officials rip Quinn borrowing planApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Suburban lawmakers and mayors Friday ripped Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to take tax money away from communities unless lawmakers let him borrow cash to pay state...
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Northwestern prof's materials await space flightApr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - EVANSTON — A Northwestern University professor's engineered materials must wait for their space test following Friday's delay of space shuttle Endeavour's launch. The sc...
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Quinn praises decision in levee caseApr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - MARION, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says a federal judge made a good call on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to break a Mississippi River levee in an effort to ...
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Tollway takes a look at violations policyApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - Changes could be down the road for Illinois tollway drivers who miss tolls as the agency evaluates its violations policy. The agency is in the midst of rebidding contrac...
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Scientists to test water ‘gun’ in Asian carp fightApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - A “gun” that shoots powerful pulses of water might be used to keep Asian carp from slipping into Lake Michigan near a Chicago shipping lock if testing this summer determ...
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Cross says state budget plan could be ready soonApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - House Republican Leader Tom Cross said Wednesday that the Illinois House could have budget plans ready to go in two or three weeks. Doing so would put lawmakers at odds ...