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Cohen misses deadline in governor's raceOct 22, 2010 11:18 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Independent candidate for governor Scott Lee Cohen has missed a deadline set by Illinois' campaign laws. All candidates running in the Nov. 2 election are...
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Examiner: Officers' killer shouldn't be freedOct 21, 2010 10:49 pm - A hearing examiner is recommending that a 70-year-old man who was convicted in the 1967 killings of two Northlake police officers shouldn't be freed on parole. Ronald De...
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Some oppose former NW Ind. surgeon's plea dealOct 20, 2010 2:39 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. — Some patients of a former Indiana surgeon who has agreed to plead guilty to federal health care fraud charges say he deserves a harsher sentence than fou...
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Son charged with fatally beating 94-year-old momOct 20, 2010 2:36 pm - CROWN POINT, Ind. — A man has been charged with murder in the beating death of his 94-year-old mother in her northwestern Indiana home, just outside the Gary city limits...
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Hot-button issues at center of governor debateOct 23, 2010 8:47 pm - The terse yet civil governor's debate Wednesday saw hot-button societal issues abortion, gay rights and the death penalty take center stage. State Sen. Bill Brady, a B...
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Judge focuses on carp DNA in lawsuit over locksOct 19, 2010 7:13 am - The reliability of DNA testing suggesting Asian carp may already be in waterways near Lake Michigan was the focus of final arguments Monday in a lawsuit seeking the clos...
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5 states make final pitch in Asian carp caseOct 18, 2010 3:22 pm - CHICAGO — Lawyers for five states seeking the immediate closure of Chicago-area shipping locks to stop the spread of Asian carp have made final arguments in federal cour...
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Dog bites candidate during Muncie campaigningOct 18, 2010 12:33 pm - Dog bites candidate during Muncie campaigning
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Chicago podiatrist indicted on tax fraud chargesOct 18, 2010 7:59 pm - Federal prosecutors say a Chicago podiatrist with offices in Northbrook and Orland Park is facing tax fraud charges. A nine-count indictment unsealed last week alleges t...
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Iowa man killed in accident at chemical plantOct 16, 2010 3:45 pm - CHANNAHON -- Authorities are investigating an accident at an Illinois chemical plant that's left an Iowa man dead. Forty-six-year-old Timothy Shields of Cedar Falls, Iow...