Paul Biasco
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2,190 still without power; western suburbs hit hardestJul 18, 2012 11:00 pm - About 2,190 ComEd customers remained without power Thursday night in the Chicago area, with the majority in the western suburbs, following a strong thunderstorm that rol...
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Grass fire burns through Bartlett backyardsJul 18, 2012 9:11 pm - High winds and dry conditions fueled a grass fire Tuesday that threatened a row of townhouses in Bartlett. Firefighters responded to the blaze on the 1300 block of Spaul...
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Cops: Motorcyclist caught after lengthy chase, striking squad carJul 18, 2012 8:39 pm - An Elgin man is being held on $500,000 bail after leading police on a motorcycle chase early Wednesday morning during which he rammed into the side of a squad car and at...
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Wheaton College joins suits against contraception mandateJul 18, 2012 7:18 pm - Wheaton College has filed a lawsuit against President Obama’s administration, joining more than 50 religious institutions in their opposition to a mandate that would for...
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Dawn Patrol: Flirting with 90; theater for Hawthorn MallJul 18, 2012 5:00 am - Temperatures fail to reach 100 Although temperatures fell short of the forecast 100s yesterday, the high reached 99 degrees at O’Hare International Airport. Don’t e...
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Dawn Patrol: Rail flaw was seen before fatal derailmentJul 17, 2012 5:00 am - RR officials: Signalman saw problem in track before fatal derailment Union Pacific Railroad officials said a signalman had called an expert to the scene of what tur...
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Dry conditions fuel deck fire in ZionJul 16, 2012 10:23 pm - What should have been a routine deck fire in Zion Monday afternoon spread through four backyards and required help from multiple neighboring departments due to severe dr...
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Police: Men hold up Bartlett clerks at gunpointJul 16, 2012 9:45 pm - Bartlett police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at a gas station early Friday morning. Two men, about 20 years old, entered the Circle K gas station, ...
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Police arrest suspect minutes after Aurora bank robberyJul 16, 2012 5:00 pm - Police were able to locate a man accused of robbing an Aurora bank Saturday morning just 20 minutes after the heist thanks to a GPS unit bundled in the cash. A teller a...
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Dawn Patrol: Drownings, fatal crash, Sports updateJul 16, 2012 5:30 am - Police, coroner's office investigating 2 Lake County drownings Police are expected to release more information today regarding the death of a 19-year-old Antioch ma...