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TIME FOR AN END TO ILLINOIS PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSIONS?
DAVE LUNDY AND CHRIS ROBLING AUG 5, 2014 Has the pension crisis made Illinois public employee pensions an endangered species, or is this just natural selection at work? States cannot go bankrupt. But...
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VICTIM IN FIERY CAR CRASH OUTSIDE RUDEMENT IDENTIFIED; **UPDATE**
SALINE CO., Ill.—Authorities have confirmed the identity of the single fatality in a fiery crash this morning near Womble Road in Saline County. The accident occurred between a minivan and a coal...
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WHAT’S “THE TOLLEY EFFECT” AND HOW DOES IT IMPACT HARRISBURG?
Every once in awhile we run across the crim reports that make us stand and scratch our heads and wonder…”Why??” Especially if it involves Hello Kitty. And a big article in the current edition has ALL...
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TRAGIC ENDING TO A SITUATION WHERE A ‘BAD BOY’ HAD STARTED TO TURN AROUND
There is little more tragic an incident than suicide. Unfortunately, something as terrible as that situation becomes a news story of note when the victim has appeared on the court docket in a big way...
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MOTORCYCLIST TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE INCIDENT
WILLIAMSON/PULASKI COs.—Another high-speed chase has occurred in southern Illinois, with this one ending when the chasee sideswiped a police car and was taken by helicopter to a St. Louis hospital....
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MADIGAN: McHENRY COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
CHICAGO—Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges against a McHenry County man on multiple counts of possessing child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” her statewide initiative to...
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Nightly NewsCap: ANOTHER very BUSY day in Disclosuria, in AUDIO
Lyndi’s on the mic tonight with another heavy news day around the Disclosure coverage area, bringing it to you in AUDIO for the Nightly NewsCap’s Wednesday, August 6, 2014 news! Topics covered include:...
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HARRISBURG’S MAYOR HAS DIED
Ron Crank, Harrisburg mayor HARRISBURG, Ill.—Ron Crank, who was installed as mayor of Harrisburg a little more than a year ago, has died. Crank, a former police officer for the city, was moved up to...
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VARUGHESE WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT TO BE FILED TODAY
A screencap from the state police video of the night of the search for Varughese; the blurred face is that of Gaege Bethune. JACKSON CO., Ill.—Reports out of Jackson County today indicate that the...
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PICK-UP TRUCK HITS DOORS OF MASONIC LODGE
Masonic Lodge is in lower left corner of screenshot; abutment is the covering of the front doors to the building. WAYNE CO.–According to authorities, this morning (Aug. 7, 2014) at approximately 6:35...
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Teacher Turns Up Drunk And Pantsless On First Day: Cops
The Huffington Post | By Hilary Hanson Posted: 08/06/2014 7:13 pm EDT Updated: 08/06/2014 7:59 pm EDT Don’t worry about forgetting your homework; this teacher forgot her pants, witnesses said. Oklahoma...
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NO DEVELOPMENTS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OVERDOSE DEATH
An early-July heroin overdose death of a former Carrier Mills man made few headlines in the days following, other than those in the obituary pages. However, for the family and friends Aaron Emery left...
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YOUNG GIRL MISSING IN ALTAMONT AREA HAS BEEN LOCATED
EFFINGHAM CO., Ill.—Authorities having searched for a little girl missing in the Altamont area of Effingham County are reporting at this hour that the toddler has been found. Three-year-old Alexie...
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VARUGHESE WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT FILED IN JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
JACKSON CO., Ill.—The wrongful death suit filed by a grieving family over their son’s death in February has now been filed at the Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro, Illinois. The family of...
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Baltimore Teens Go Medieval On Innocent Bystander: Cops
The Huffington Post | By Andres Jauregui Posted: 08/06/2014 1:57 pm EDT Updated: 08/06/2014 1:59 pm EDT Mace in your face means peace, see you later. Police say a group of Baltimore teensbrutally...
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WE MISS THE JUGGALOS ALREADY. DON’T YOU?
We’re just absolutely despondent that there won’t be any Juggalo antics to report out of Hardin County this year, since ICP moved their Gathering of the Juggalos to another venue this year, and it’s...
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VOTERS BEWARE: 9 THINGS TO STUDY AS THE POLITICAL POLLING ONSLAUGHT STARTS
MADELEINE DOUBEK AUG 6, 2014It’s not just campaign season. It’s political polling season. We were hit with a handful last week and the results were quite different. Why? What gives? What do we need to...
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HARRISBURG CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDS TONIGHT IN WAKE OF DEATH OF MAYOR
HARRISBURG, Ill.—Tonight, the Governing Council of the City of Harrisburg met for their regularly scheduled first meeting of the month of August, despite the death of Harrisburg’s Mayor, Ron Crank,...
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HARDIN GUNSHOT VICTIM BEING TRANSPORTED IN POLICE CRUISER
HARDIN CO.— Hardin County authorities are reporting that Sheriff JT Fricker is on his way to the scene of what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Details are scant at this time, but...
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Nightly NewsCap: It’s THURSDAY…who’s at the mic? Yep, that’s RIGHT!
Because it’s production week, we have a rather toned-down Ang on the microphone tonight for the Nightly NewsCap, taking over for Lyndi who covered the Harrisburg city council meeting tonight and is...
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