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Autopsy planned for Michigan man who died running Chicago MarathonOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - An autopsy was scheduled this morning for a Michigan police officer who died running an unusually hot and humid Chicago Marathon. Debilitating weather plagued this year'...
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Body found in paper bales at recycling plantOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - ALSIP -- Workers at a suburban Chicago recycling plant noticed blood in bales of paper, then body parts, before they found the body of a man who had been crushed to deat...
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Cook County morgue at capacity, still holding bodies from '06Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County's chief medical examiner, Nancy Jones, acknowledges that the tale of the missing body doesn't cast her office in the best light. The remains of 64-year-old R...
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Former state attorney general's son dies in apparent suicideOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The son of former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan died this weekend in Elmhurst, the victim of an apparent suicide. Police today said Patrick J. Ryan, 24, died Sunday...
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Races put spotlight on IllinoisOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - House races, not just Obama, put spotlight on Illinois A presidential race with Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in the pack of Democrats isn't the only election putting the s...
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Runner died from heart problems not heat at marathonOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - A heart condition, not record-setting heat, killed a Michigan police officer who died running an unusually hot and humid Chicago Marathon, an autopsy showed Monday. Chad...
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Obama: U.S. needs on backburnerOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - OTTAWA -- Barack Obama warned Saturday that health care and other domestic needs will be neglected until the Iraq war ends, and he presented himself as the right mix of ...
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High temps cut marathon shortOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon has been cut short due to high temperatures. Just before noon, race organizers decided to close the course at the half-way point. "We h...
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Prep for heat, marathonersOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago Marathon organizers preparing for warm weather Organizers of the Chicago Marathon are warning runners who plan to line up for the race that they should prepare f...
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Cops off streets after video raises questionsOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Three police officers have been stripped of their badges and assigned to desk work following a published report that surveillance video of searches at a bar contradicted...