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Cairo residents evacuate as river levels riseApr 25, 2011 11:00 pm - CAIRO, Ill. — At least 100 Cairo residents heeded their mayor's plea to voluntarily evacuate the southern Illinois city Tuesday as the Ohio and Mississippi rivers rose a...
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Northern Indiana "infested" with ash borerApr 25, 2011 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — State officials say they have detected the emerald ash borer in three northern Indiana counties and one in central Indiana. State entomologist Phil Ma...
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Illinois National Guard activated for floodingApr 25, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Forecasted flooding in southern Illinois has prompted Gov. Pat Quinn to call up the National Guard. Quinn's initial Tuesday activation includes up to 125 g...
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DuPage executive named for Metra boardApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - DuPage County’s new delegate to the troubled Metra board is an Elmhurst businessman. DuPage Chairman Dan Cronin’s appointment of Paul Darley as a Metra director is expec...
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Gary airport expansion prepares for public takeoffApr 23, 2011 11:00 pm - GARY, Ind. — A decade after plans for an expanded Gary airport surfaced — and five years after funding was secured — officials say they're poised to make 2011 the year ...
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Wastewater plant odors puzzle Elkhart officialsApr 22, 2011 11:00 pm - ELKHART, Ind. — A mysterious stench that appears to be emanating from Elkhart's wastewater treatment plant is puzzling officials and causing residents in one neighborho...
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Quinn grants 85 clemency petitionsApr 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn continued Friday to chip away at the backlog of clemency petitions left behind by his predecessor, ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, by granting 85 cl...
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Two horses abandoned in Fort Wayne parkApr 21, 2011 11:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A veterinarian is evaluated two horses found apparently abandoned in a Fort Wayne park. A woman walking through Johnny Appleseed Memorial Park Thursda...
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Nat'l Weather Service: 21 Ind. tornadoes confirmedApr 21, 2011 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — The National Weather Service has confirmed 21 tornadoes touched down this week in Indiana, including four in Orange County. Information posted on weather ...
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Lyric Opera of Chicago names directorApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago named Houston Grand Opera CEO Anthony Freud as its new general director Thursday, making him the first Lyric head appointed from outside the c...