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Train Hits, Kills Woman In Lake County
(WGN-AM)- A 43-year-old woman struck and killed by a freight train near north suburban Gurnee early this morning appears to have committed suicide, the Lake County coroner said. The incident occurred at about 1:20 a.m. on the northbound freight tracks...Tags: Rick White, Suicide, Death, Chicago Tribune, Gurnee
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Gaming Bill Loses by Two Votes in Illinois Senate
(WGN-AM) - The Senate has rejected a plan to significantly expand legalized gambling in Illinois. Democrats proposed casinos in Chicago, Rockford, and Park City in Lake County. But the measure died 28-28. It needed 30 votes to pass. Senate President...Tags: Travel, Entertainment, Lake County (Illinois), Tourism and Leisure, Pat Quinn
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Man Charged For Threatening Owners of Anti-Obama Sign
(WGN-AM)- A Highland Park man has been charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly confronting a Chicago man and woman about their makeshift sidewalk sign which depicted President Obama as Adolf Hitler, police said. The pair were protesting the...Tags: Barack Obama, Adolf Hitler, Chicago Tribune, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Illinois House approves major gambling expansion
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Shunting aside Gov. Pat Quinn’s concerns, the Illinois House today approved a major expansion of gambling in Illinois that would put a casino in Chicago and four other cities, add positions at riverboats and allow slot machines...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Skokie, Gambling, Justice System
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House approves gambling expansion
SPRINGFIELD — Ignoring Gov.Pat Quinn'sopposition, the Illinois House on Wednesday passed a major gambling expansion that would put casinos in Chicago and four other cities, add more positions for riverboat casinos and allow slot machines at horse...
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Lake County teen girl killed in I-355 crash
A 17-year-old girl from Lake County was killed and two other people injured when the car she was in hit a truck and then struck a van on a ramp from Interstate 355 to the Reagan Tollway Saturday morning, police said. The victim, identified by state...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Accidental Death, Health, Disasters and Accidents
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Highland Park City Councilman Steven Mandel eyes seat on Lake County Board
TribLocal - Highland Park & Highwood » NewsHighland Park City Councilman Steven Mandel recently put his hat in the ring to serve on the Lake County Board, saying he wants to focus …... -
Tire slashed while driver in vehicle, and more
TribLocal - Libertyville » NewsCriminal damage to vehicle A driver’s side front tire was slashed while the driver was inside the vehicle when he was parked in the 400 …... -
Motorcyclist injured in Route 21 accident
TribLocal - Libertyville » NewsA man was injured Tuesday when he was thrown from his motorcycle on Route 21 north of Casey Road in Libertyville. Kevin Murphy, 45, was …... -
Quinn wants new bill that limits gambling opportunities
Tribune reportersGov. Pat Quinn today called for an overhaul of the widespread gambling expansion pending in the General Assembly, saying it needs to be scaled back. The governor indicated he's OK with the five new casinos in Chicago, southern Cook County, Rockford,...Tags: Regional Authority, Cook County, Springfield, Politics, Rahm Emanuel
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Robert Bernard Seroke, 88
Robert Bernard Seroke, age 88, of Benton Harbor, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at Bortz nursing home in Petoskey. He was born March 20, 1923, in Chicago, Ill., to Bruno and Emily (Kaczmarek) Seroke. He graduated from South Haven High School in 1942. On...Tags: Monee, Chicago, Auto Racing, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, NASCAR
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Scaled-back gambling expansion plan surfaces
The latest gambling package emerging at the Capitol meets Gov. Pat Quinn's requirement to be smaller and would give him some — but not all — of the reforms he's seeking in return for signing off.
But the new version of gambling expansion also...Tags: Politics, Chicago, Laws, Executive Branch, Illinois Governor
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