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2 Geneva girls missing since Wednesday are found safe
Two 15-year-old Geneva girls missing since Wednesday were found safe about 1 a.m. Monday, Geneva police reported. One of the girls was brought in by "a concerned citizen" who knew the teenager and was able to persuade her to be taken to the Police...Tags: St. Charles
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Former boyfriend is charged with stabbing a woman and her daughter
A former boyfriend has been charged with stabbing a woman and her daughter late Saturday in their home on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said Monday. The victims were attacked shortly before midnight in the 2500 block of North Lowell Avenue in the...Tags: Crimes, Murder, Hermosa, Assault, Prosecution
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Child abduction attempt reported west of Geneva
Police are investigating the attempted abduction of a 9-year-old boy in the Mill Creek subdivision west of Geneva on Monday afternoon. About 3 p.m., a man pulled up alongside the boy in the area of Brundige Drive and West Weaver Circle, according to a...Tags: Police Investigations
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Desperate acts in despairing times
Associated PressIn the abyss of financial ruin, faced with sure disgrace and possibly prison, some of the newly scandalized rich have taken desperate measures in these despairing times. The black hole of hopelessness can be overwhelming. A man who lost $1.4 billion to...Tags: Massachusetts, Interior Policy, Alabama, Johns Hopkins University, Stock Broking
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Maywood teen trying to run down cop is shot, police say
A Maywood police officer shot a 14-year-old Maywood boy in the hand early Sunday morning after the youth tried to run down the officer with a car following a traffic stop, police said. The shooting occurred around 1:35 a.m. near 1st Avenue and the...Tags: Tim Curry, Celebrity Bad Behavior, Teen-agers, Vehicles, Juvenile Delinquency
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Teen dies after he is hit by train in Lansing
Tribune reporterA teenager was killed Sunday night in south suburban Lansing after he was hit by an Amtrak train while walking to a birthday party with his brother and cousins, his family and authorities said. Christopher Davis, 14, of Chicago was visiting family in...Tags: Police Investigations, Health and Safety at School, Englewood, Kevin Carter
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Avigdor Lieberman has twisted control over Israel election
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJERUSALEM -- The three big players in Israel's leadership struggle first crossed paths in 1996 when a rising politician named Avigdor Lieberman helped a former intelligence agent land her first high-level government job. Lieberman, who was Prime Minister...Tags: Government, Knesset, Judaism, Parliament, Marriage
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Australian wildfire suspect named as toll hit 189
By Tanalee Smith Associated Press CHURCHILL, Australia — The only person accused of lighting one of Australia's deadly wildfires was a lonely Web-surfer who liked dogs, always said "G'day" to neighbors, and was trying to find love online....Tags: Disasters, Fires, Death and Dying, MySpace, Arson
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Evanston police plan to discuss 10-year-old's death
Tribune reporterEvanston police plan to discuss Tuesday the findings of an investigation into the death of a 10-year-old boy who reportedly was found hanging from a hook in a bathroom at his middle school. The Cook County medical examiner's office had already declared...Tags: Police Investigations, Skokie, Elementary Schools, Evanston, Todd Smith
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Pedestrian deaths in Chicago are up despite safety measures
RedEyePedestrian deaths are on the rise in Chicago, despite increased safety measures such as red-light cameras, countdown signals and crosswalk awareness initiatives. Fifty-six pedestrian fatalities were logged last year—up from 49 deaths in 2007 and 48...Tags: Cicero, Chicago Transit Authority, Road Transportation, Lake Shore Drive, Skokie
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Livni, Netanyahu and Lieberman: Israel's Tangled Trio
Livni, Netanyahu and Lieberman: Israel's Tangled Trio By Richard Boudreaux Los Angeles Times JERUSALEM — The three big players in Israel's leadership struggle first crossed paths in 1996 when a rising politician named Avigdor Lieberman helped a...Tags: Government, Knesset, Judaism, Heads of State, Parliament
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EAST HARTFORD: Marijuana Seized By Police
A Federal Express delivery found its way into unintended hands on Friday the 13th: About 30 pounds of marijuana was confiscated by local police. The marijuana, with a street value of more than $40,000, had been sent to the Holiday Inn at 363 Roberts St.,...Tags: East Hartford
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