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Daughter reunites clown dad's remains with partnerNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - LOVINGTON — After a long separation, circus clown Chester "Bobo" Barnett and his sidekick, Leonard Pearson have finally been reunited. Barnett's daughter, Bonnie, placed...
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Poll: Kirk benefits from voter dissatisfactionNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois voters didn't appear overly enthusiastic about either Senate candidate, but Republican Mark Kirk triumphed with help from independents, men and people worried a...
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Dems try to hold off GOP wave in LegislatureNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Democrats hoped to hold on to large majorities in the General Assembly on Tuesday as they tried to stem a Republican surge linked to the recession, the sta...
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Officials suspect Sept. dry run for bomb plotNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The three packages contained papers, books and other materials headed for Chicago. But officials now believe the September shipments were a dry run for the ...
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Feds: Oak Park man assaulted Ind. girlNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- A Chicago area man faces federal charges after authorities say he drove to suburban Indianapolis and had a sexual encounter with a 12-year-old girl ...
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Can Dems hold onto Obama's old Senate seat?Nov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A Senate race heavy with symbolism but also important to the national political landscape concluded Tuesday as voters decided who will win the seat once held by Presiden...
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Cops: Blacks attack Asian students at Ind. Univ.Oct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University police say a group of African Americans used racial slurs before attacking and robbing a group of Asian students. Police say the ...
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Judge names overseer of housing for mentally illOct 27, 2010 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — A federal judge appointed an Indiana University administrator to oversee a sweeping transition in housing choices for mentally ill people in Illinois, after fi...
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Ind. parents told drop disabled kids at sheltersOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's budget crunch has become so severe that some state workers have suggested leaving severely disabled people at homeless shelters if they can't be...
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Ind. unemployment offices to have armed guardsOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A state agency has decided to have armed security guards on hand at 36 unemployment offices around Indiana. Department of Workforce Development spokes...