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Florida Thief Robs Pizza Man, Comes Forward As Witness, Blames Cousin: Cops
The Huffington Post | By Sebastian Murdock Posted: 11/15/2014 11:45 am EST Updated: 11/15/2014 11:59 am EST We love pizza too, but c’mon man. A Florida man in West Boca Raton is in jail after...
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Study: Illinois smoking laws are No. 1, but its anti-lung cancer efforts are not
Caitlin Wilson REBOOT STAFF Nov 16, 2014 Illinois smoking laws strictest in U.S. Despite Illinois‘ strict smoking ban (the strictest in the country), the state was only ranked as having the 14th...
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Really, this is what Illinois “does best?”
Kevin Hoffman REBOOT STAFF Nov 17, 2014 Unless you recently climbed out of your nuclear bomb shelter from the Cold War era like this guy… It seems like every time we turn around, some group has put...
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NO INJURIES REPORTED IN POPE COUNTY SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH
POPE CO., Ill.—Pope County Sheriff Jerry Suits advises that a single-car traffic accident that left a vehicle in a water-filled ditch early Saturday morning in his county resulted in no apparent...
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Missouri Governor Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Grand Jury Decision
time.com Charlotte Alter @charlottealter 3:30 PM ET Demonstrators yell “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” alongside a highway overpass to voice their opinions as the area awaits a grand jury decision on Nov. 15,...
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IDOC UPDATES ON THE LOCKDOWN SITUATION LAST WEEK AT PINCKNEYVILLE
PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill.—A Level 1 lockdown at Pinckneyville Correctional Center was explained by Illinois Department of Corrections spokesman Tom Shaer today per requests for information from Disclosure...
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CENTRALIA MAN SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING TAXPAYERS
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS/MARION CO., Ill.—Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on Friday, November 14,...
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44-Year-Old Man Accused Of Supergluing Woman’s Genitals
By Lina Batarags, Fri, November 14, 2014 A man made his first appearance in court after being charged with supergluing a woman’s genitals together. Paul Watson of Blackpool, Lanchasire, appeared at...
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Nightly NewsCap: Catching you up on a weekend’s worth of news in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi rounding up the headlines as they occurred over the weekend as well as today, Monday, November 17, 2014! Topics covered include: two single vehicle accidents over the weekend, one in...
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Road to success for Bruce Rauner goes through Mike Madigan
Rich Miller GUEST VIEW Nov 17, 2014 Last December, Bruce Rauner appeared on a WLS Radio talk show program and revealed that he planned to form a new campaign committee to counter the power of Illinois...
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FORMER MURPHYSBORO ALDERMAN SENTENCED IN SEX, BATTERY CASES
Ronald Nolan JACKSON CO., Ill.—The bizarre tale of a ward alderman in the city of Murphysboro and the allegations of criminal sexual behavior on his part are finally at an end. Set for a jury trial...
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Man Dressed As Santa Claus Robs Melbourne Post Office
The Huffington Post | By David Moye Posted: 11/17/2014 3:23 pm EST Updated: 11/17/2014 4:20 pm EST While Santa Claus is busy making toys for his annual Christmas run, a man in Melbourne, Australia,...
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Quinn’s last stand: The fall legislative veto session could prove helpful or...
Caitlin Wilson REBOOT STAFF Nov 17, 2014 The legislative veto session that starts this week in Springfield is Gov. Pat Quinn’s last chance to make a mark on Illinois laws before his term as governor is...
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Riot Training Ends in Disaster: Cops Wreck 3 Cruisers, Deploy Tear Gas on...
By: Barry Donegan Nov 18, 2014 A police training exercise descended into chaos on Friday morning when Columbus, OH police wrecked three cruisers into each other and accidentally deployed tear gas on a...
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Bill that would weaken Illinois FOIA deserves to stay dead in Springfield
Andy Shaw GUEST VIEW Nov 18, 2014 Vetoed bill should stay that way to preserve Illinois FOIA. Bad ideas, unlike fine wine, don’t get better with age. And that’s especially true of HB 3796, a bill that...
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SPECIAL PROSECUTOR IN MOLLY YOUNG DEATH DECLINES TO PURSUE CASE
Molly Young JACKSON CO., Ill.—There’s disturbing news arising out of the Appellate Prosecutor’s Office in Springfield today regarding one of the unsolved deaths in downstate. IT WAS OUR UNDERSTANDING...
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U.S. ATTY ANNOUNCES CIVIL, CRIMINAL COLLECTIONS AMOUNTING TO NEARLY $5.5 MIL...
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS—United States Attorney Stephen R. Wigginton, Southern District of Illinois, announced today that the Southern District of Illinois collected...
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ISP HANDLES MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON U.S. 45 IN WHITE COUNTY
WHITE CO., Ill.—A multiple-vehicle crash in rural White County had U.S. 45 closed shortly after 1 p.m. today. Illinois State Police advise that at that time, both lanes of U.S. Route 45 near Circle R...
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MADIGAN, FTC BAN ‘FREE’ CREDIT SCORE SCAM
Defendants to Pay $22 Million in Refunds for Scheme to Charge for Credit Monitoring Consumers Never Authorized Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with the Federal Trade Commission...
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AT LEAST WE’RE NOT WESTERN NEW YORK STATE…
NEW YORK—There are a lot of adverse things to be said for life in southern Illinois, and the weather is among that number. And while we may have had an arctic blast rip through the area recently, with...
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