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Several families displaced following Park Jefferson fire
SOUTH BEND — Darren McNair awoke this morning to a telephone call from a cousin telling him his Park Jefferson apartment building was on fire.
McNair, 22, and a friend, Lindsey Johnson, 18, quickly fled the building with just the clothes on their...Tags: Human Mishaps, Rentals, Fires, Relief and Aid Organizations, Disasters and Accidents
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Study says northern Indiana politics not so corrupt
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A new study says northern Indiana may not be as corrupt as its reputation suggests. The Post-Tribune of Merrillville reports (http://bit.ly/wNPsv0 ) that the University of Illinois at Chicago study compared the per... -
Owner of South Bend Chocolate Co. says gun in bag was an "innocent mistake"
In the frenzy of the holidays, Mark Tarner forgot about the unloaded handgun in his work briefcase.
It was not until the bag was moving through the security check-point at O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night that he suddenly remembered.
And...Tags: Prisons, Prisons, Firearms, Mexico
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Ex-Michigan congressman sentenced in terror funding case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Michigan congressman and U.S. delegate to the United Nations has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison for lobbying for a Missouri-based Islamic charity that had been identified as a global terrorist...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Mali, Prisons, Charity, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Top Chicago gang leader sentenced to 60 years
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago gang leader who prosecutors say used murder and other violence to protect his drug-selling operation — even while behind bars — has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Fifty-one-year-old Augustin Zambrano's...Tags: Trials, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Punishment
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Father in duct tape photo case pleads not guilty
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who bound his young daughter with tape and posted the photo on Facebook has pleaded not guilty to aggravated domestic battery and unlawful restraint. A spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office says 21-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers, Facebook, Justice System
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Lawsuit filed in death of Chicago teen
CHICAGO (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against relatives of a Chicago man accused of fatally punching a teenager on an Indiana beach on July Fourth. James Malacek is charged with aggravated battery, involuntary manslaughter and...Tags: Laws, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Tribune, Justice System
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Police: South Bend homicide suspect involved in Chicago standoff
SOUTH BEND — A man accused in a recent South Bend homicide was taken into custody after a six-hour armed standoff with police and federal agents in Chicago Monday night, according to court documents.Bryant Hunt, 28, was arrested Monday night after...Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Trials, Crimes
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Two more charged in Perkins slaying
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterTwo South Bend suspects arrested Monday after a standoff with police in Chicago have been charged in the murder of Dietrich Perkins. Prosecutors on Wednesday hit Sylvester Garner and Forest Lamar with felony counts of participating in the Nov. 18...Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Lawyers, Murder, Trials, Theft
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Tiniest babies are growing up healthy despite odds
CHICAGO (AP) — One is a healthy first-grader, the other an honors college student majoring in psychology. Once the tiniest babies ever born, both girls are thriving, despite long odds when they entered the world weighing less than a pound. A...Tags: University of Iowa, Twins, Lungs and Airways, Cesarean Section, Hospitals and Clinics
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Council tables Chase Tower deal until January
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND — New questions surrounding the developer who wants to buy Chase Tower have given city officials second thoughts about spending tax dollars on a deal to renovate the building. The South Bend Common Council convened a special meeting...Tags: Harvey, Politics, Government, Services and Shopping, Rental Service
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Find money along LaPorte County's I-94? It's NOT your lucky day
WSBT-TV ReporterMICHIGAN CITY – Over the weekend, people hit the road. Their stop: Interstate 94, mile marker 19. LaPorte County Police said people were on a hot pursuit for cash, and lots of it. “It was like something out of a movie scene,” said Chief...Tags: FBI, Theft, Kane County
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