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Police: Illinois man gouged uncle's eyes out
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man is accused of gouging his uncle's eyes out during a fight over a remote control. Officials with the Will County Sheriff's Department say they were called to a Joliet Township home on New Year's Eve...Tags: Joliet, New Year's Day
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Gary taking a new tack to expand, land business for its airport
For many years, Gary/Chicago International Airport has offered its services as a reliever airport to help ease flight-delay pressures at Chicago's two airports. Yet there have been few takers among airlines or passengers, despite competition in the form...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Company Privatization, Midway, Air Transportation Delays, Illinois Department of Transportation
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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: Avon (Dare, North Carolina), Edison International, Springfield, Ameren Corporation, Lansing
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Horse neglect rampant in Illinois, advocates say
CHICAGO - The four horses hadn't been visited in weeks. There was no water in their buckets, no hay in the stall. All of the animals looked dangerously thin. The horses' caregiver apparently had stopped showing up. So even though the horses were not...Tags: Conservation, Beecher, Environmental Issues, Government Debt, Politics
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Alarmed by spike in heroin deaths, prosecutors use rare law
A "heroin epidemic" in the region has caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 80 people in Will County in the past two years, a county official said after a New Lenox man was charged last week with drug-induced homicide. "The purity of heroin...
Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, New Lenox, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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Frankfort Square armed robbery suspects arrested in Texas
Special to the TribuneTwo men accused of kidnapping a 69-year-old woman from her Frankfort Square home March 4 and forcing her to give up information about her bank accounts were arrested this morning in Texas following a chase involving state, county and city police. Sulphur...Tags: Theft, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Police Arrests
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Ohio to Texas to Illinois: Toll of teen driving deaths rises
From Ohio to Illinois to Texas, the United States has again faced the tragic fact that teenagers, parties and driving don’t mix, as accidents have left a trail of shattered homes and communities across the nation. In recent days, six teenagers...
Tags: Wilmington, Theft, New York City, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Woman, 22, charged with drug-induced homicide
Special to the TribuneA 22-year-old Romeoville woman serving time in the Illinois Department of Corrections on two Will County drug convictions has been charged with drug-induced homicide in the fatal heroin overdose of a 20-year-old Plainfield-area man in 2011. Will...Tags: Romeoville, Drug Trafficking, Punishment, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Murder
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Drew Peterson transferred to Pontiac prison
Tribune reportersDrew Peterson’s new life as an Illinois Department of Corrections inmate has begun. Peterson was transferred this morning to the Stateville Correctional Center near Crest Hill, where he was evaluated for placement based upon factors such as his...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Mental Health, Diabetes, Prisons
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Authorities: Former teacher accused of making threatening phone call
Special to the TribuneA Will County judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of a former Lincoln-Way Central High School teacher who allegedly made a threatening phone call to a school district official. Will County State's Attorney Spokesman Charles Pelkie said Wednesday...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Politics, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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Will County mobile program offers needed dental service
Third-grader Kyle Trusty walked into the dentist's office, expressing apprehension and astonishment at the same time. He wondered aloud if he had any cavities and what his visit would be like. In the next breath, though, he conveyed amazement at the...Tags: Tooth Decay, Dentistry and Dental Health, Health Insurance, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Dental Health
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Power company seeks to exceed emissions levels
The president of Midwest Generation recently argued that state regulators should allow the financially-strapped company to exceed some emissions limits for two years at its Illinois power plants, including two in Will County. The proposal was met with...
Tags: Mining, Companies and Corporations, Bankruptcy, Ameren Corporation, Electricity Production and Distribution
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