Illinois News
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Bulls G Kirk Hinrich suspended 1 game; Suns coach Alvin Gentry fined $25,000
NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for making contact with a referee. more
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Police: Metal that crashed through suburban Chicago home's roof didn't come from plane
CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Police say a 3½-pound piece of metal that fell through the roof of a suburban Chicago home didn't come from an airplane. more
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Cabrera continues to struggle for White Sox as Stern's triple lifts Brewers to 7-2 win Photo
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Adam Stern tripled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win over the Chicago White Sox in a split-squad spring training game for both teams Saturday at Camelback Ranch. more
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Bond is posted for Chicago restaurant staffer charged in bank fraud
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago restaurant employee charged along with his bosses of defrauding two banks has been bonded out of jail. more
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Scales RBI double, LaHair's tying homer off Owings, help Cubs beat Reds
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez left the game early with what the Cubs called "triceps soreness," and a Chicago split squad went on to beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-4 on Saturday. more
The Chicago Tribune
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Young mother denied bail in infant daughter’s death
A young mother accused of killing her infant daughter in their Far Southeast Side home last summer fought back tears Saturday after a Cook County judge denied bail. more
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Scene still green, family fest keeps it clean
Thousands of green-clad revelers lined downtown streets Saturday for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade as South Side residents adjusted to a more "family-friendly" atmosphere than previous years. more
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Authorities: Teen driver in Tinley Park crash was intoxicated, texting
It was a balmy Wednesday afternoon last November when Phillip "Willy" Rangel decided to walk from his job in Tinley Park to the town's 80th Avenue Metra station. more
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Dealing with death keeps doctor going Video
As Dr. Richard W. Byrne labored for more than three hours to remove a malignant tumor from his patient's brain, he knew his efforts would not defeat the deadly cancer. more
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Troubled nursing home closed
State authorities decline to move forward on civil allegations by whistle-blowers that one of the nation's largest pharmacy companies allegedly paid a multimillion-dollar kickback to Chicago nursing home operators. According to a civil lawsuit by two health care industry insiders, pharmaceutical... more
