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NW Ind. man dies from fireworks blast in face
LOWELL, Ind. (AP) — Police in northwestern Indiana say a 26-year-old man was fatally injured when a fireworks cartridge exploded in his face. Lowell Police Chief John Shelhart tells the Post-Tribune (http://bit.ly/NDqVHT ) that Nicholas Saberniak...
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South Bend man driving on I-80 injures Indiana State trooper
Trying to evade traffic backed up from a crash on I-80 in Lake County Tuesday afternoon, a South Bend man drove in front of an Indiana State Police motorcycle trooper en route to the crash.
ISP Master Trooper Darryl Young, 46, was wearing a helmet and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, File Sharing
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Tornadoes sound like eerie silence -- then evil
Chicago TribuneDoes a killer tornado really sound like a freight train? "I don't remember what it sounded like, honestly. It was like a freight train, but I don't remember much about it," said Rhonda Crosswhite, the Oklahoma grade school teacher who covered students...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Religion and Belief, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings
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Sunday crash on Far South Side claims second victim
Tribune reporterA 22-year-old man was pronounced dead Monday night, becoming the second person to die after a Sunday crash on the South Side that injured three others. Mitchell Conner, 22, of the 10300 block of South Green Street was pronounced at 8:34 p.m. at John H....Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Hospitals and Clinics, Washington Heights (Chicago, Illinois)
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Man dies after struck by train in Roseland
Tribune reporterA man died Tuesday night after being hit by a train in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side. Paramedics were called to the 11400 block of South Wentworth Avenue for a person hit by a train about 8 p.m. and took the victim in serious-to-...Tags: Roseland
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1 dead, 4 badly hurt during Far South Side crash
Tribune reporterA woman was killed and four others were hospitalized following a 2-car crash in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department and police. Two vehicles slammed into a building at 2:20 a.m. in the...Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Police Department, Washington Heights (Chicago, Illinois), Accidental Death
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Warrant issued for suspect in Far South Side shooting
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Matteson man suspected of shooting a man in a Beverly neighborhood building on Wednesday. Police today issued a news release announcing that David Twine, 31, of Matteson, is wanted in connection with a...
Tags: Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Matteson
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Officials: Boy, 15, shot dead in Gresham
Tribune reportersA 15-year-old boy was shot dead Thursday night in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side, officials said. The boy was declared dead at 9:35 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office....Tags: Shootings
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2 dead, 11 wounded in shootings across Chicago
Tribune reportersTwo men were killed and at least 11 people were wounded -- one of them by police -- in shootings from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning across Chicago, police said. One of the fatal shootings occurred around 12:40 a.m. when a gunman emerged...Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, South Chicago, Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago Fire Department
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Voice of the People, May. 11
Promoting gambling Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made a video using the plight of Chicago's schoolchildren to promote the building of a casino in Chicago. This resurrects sad memories for many of us of the Illinois Lottery's self-justification in 1974 that...Tags: Local Government, Dan Cronin, Chicago Elections, Chicago Mayor, Lotteries
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4th man charged with murders of woman, 2 children in Harvey
Tribune reporterCook County prosecutors have charged a fourth man in connection with the 2010 slaying of a woman and two children following a botched robbery in Harvey. Defendant Darryl Lloyd, 29, was denied bond today at the Markham courthouse. Lloyd and three other...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Markham, Anita Alvarez
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Des Plaines joins group seeking back hotel-motel taxes
Des Plaines has added its name to a growing list of communities looking to recover from online travel companies what are alleged to be uncollected hotel-motel taxes. City officials claim those online companies collect taxes based on the rate charged...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Bedford Park (Cook, Illinois), Des Plaines, Trips and Vacations, Oak Brook
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