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Man injured in Cass County homemade fireworks accident
CASS COUNTY -- An Illinois man is recovering after he was injured in a fireworks accident Saturday night on Magician Lake. Cass County Sheriffs say that 42-year-old Charles Harbin of Riverside, Ill. built a homemade firework out of a paper towel tube and...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Health
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Maywood mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in death of 1-year-old
A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they beat and killed the woman's 1-year-old son before disposing of the child's body in the Des Plaines River. Clad in yellow jumpsuits, Lakeshia Baker, 22, and Michael Scott,...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Des Plaines
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Mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in Maywood child's death
Special to the TribuneA Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty this morning to charges that they beat and killed her 1-year-old son before disposing the child’s body in the Des Plaines River. Clad in yellow jumpsuits, Lakeshia Baker, 22, and Michael Scott,...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Judges, Trials
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Child's body found in Des Plaines River
A Westchester man who spent weeks searching the Des Plaines River found what likely is the body of a missing child allegedly slain by his mother and her boyfriend April 15, authorities said Tuesday. Robert Larson, 47, said he was paddling his kayak just...
Tags: Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Brookfield Zoo
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Body of child found in river still unidentified
As authorities tried to identify the body of a child found in the Des Plaines River, a woman thought to be the boy's mother was in court Wednesday on charges she and her boyfriend beat her son to death. Authorities said they believe the badly decomposed...
Tags: Prosecution, Maywood (Cook, Illinois)
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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies plan to shut or convert over 50,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants over the next several years as cheap natural gas prices and strict environmental rules have made coal the more expensive option in some areas....Tags: Coal, TransAlta Corporation, FirstEnergy Corp., Niles, Salem (Salem, Virginia)
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Report: Riverside Brookfield, OPRF among Illinois' best schools
Riverside Brookfield High School is among the top schools in the state, according to rankings by U.S. News & World Report and the American Institutes for Research. The rankings are based on Prairie State Achievement Exams, Advanced Placement test scores...Tags: Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, Brookfield (Cook, Illinois), Students, School Examinations
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Football powers left behind in Suburban Christian breakup
Special to the TribuneWheaton Academy athletic director Andrew Tink called the move to the Metro Suburban Conference a matter of simple mathematics. Wheaton Academy was one of seven Suburban Christian Conference schools that agreed Thursday to leave for the Metro Suburban...Tags: National Football League, Ridgewood, Denver Broncos, High School Sports
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Woman Gets DUI After Celebrating End Of Previous DUI
Talk about not learning your lesson. Getting your driver’s license back after having it suspended for DUI is certainly a reason to celebrate, but getting behind the wheel afterwards….not such a smart move. Erin James of Riverside, Illinois ...
Tags: Punishment, Drunk Driving
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Police: DUI charge for woman celebrating end of earlier DUI suspension
A 58-year-old Brookfield woman charged by Riverside police Friday for driving under the influence said she had been out celebrating the imminent return of her driver’s license from an earlier drunk driving conviction. According to a news release...
Tags: The Happiest News!, Human Interest, Drunk Driving
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River Forest, Riverside clean up after deluge
Communities in western Cook County are still cleaning up this week from a rainfall that left some streets and homes flooded. Some areas saw five inches or more of rain, and the Des Plaines River overflowed wreaking havoc on some River Forest and...
Tags: Rivers, Pat Quinn, Floods, Brookfield Zoo, Illinois Governor
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