Durbin: DOE Will Pick Futuregen Storage Site In Coming Weeks
(Springfield, IL) -- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he's confident the revised "Futuregen" clean coal power plant will be built in Illinois. Investors said earlier this week they still plan to back the project, which has undergone big changes recently ...Read & Hear More
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Extra In "Transformers 3" Movie Seriously Hurt In Lake County
(Lake County, IN) -- A Chicago woman has been seriously injured in the filming of the new "Transformers" movie in Lake County. Twenty-four year old Gabriela Cedillo was an extra in the film and suffered a serious head injury on Wednesday when her car was hit during a stunt ...Read More
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Four Men Shot Dead In House Garage Were Duct Taped
(Chicago, IL) -- More details are emerging concerning the shooting deaths of four men inside a house garage in the West Lawn area Thursday night. Police the four had their hands, feet and mouths bound with duct tape ...Read More
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Chicago Man Arrested After Gas Station Robbery
(Des Plaines, IL) -- A 24-year-old Chicago man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a Des Plaines gas station with a flare gun. Police say Jacquero Lanier allegedly broke into the South River Road gas station September 1st, stole lottery tickets and cash, tried to disable the security system and then fled into the forest preserve on a stolen bicycle ...Read More
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Elmhurst Man Admits To Threatening Prosecutor
(Wheaton, IL) -- A 50-year-old Elmhurst man has been sentenced to 30 months probation for leaving several threatening messages on DuPage County State's Attorney Joseph Birkett's voicemail last year. ...Read More
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Hiatus For Road Construction Over The Weekend
(Chicago, IL) -- State highway officials say construction will be placed on hold wherever it is possible over the Labor Day weekend. The officials point out beginning at 3 p.m. today, the Illinois Department of Transportation will suspend all non-emergency road projects and keep the lanes construction-free until midnight Monday ...Read More
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