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• Student sustains life-threatening injuries in stabbing at Kenosha high school

  25-04-2017 23:57
  
  A dispute between two students Tuesday at Bradford High School in Kenosha, Wis., ended with one stabbing and seriously injuring the other and the victim being taken by Flight for Life from the school to a hospital. Dispatchers received a call around 8:25 a.m. about a stabbing at the high school,...
  
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• Long-wanted fugitive nabbed in Evergreen Park

  25-04-2017 23:54
  
  An apparent need for a back brace has landed a long sought-after fugitive in jail, officials said. Police in Evergreen Park said they arrested Orville Jerome Cochran after he tried to leave the Meijer store in that suburb without paying for a back brace he allegedly concealed in his pants. A run...
  
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• Former firefighter denies child porn charges

  25-04-2017 23:50
  
  A former Naperville firefighter from Elgin has denied allegations he possessed child pornography last year, according to court records. Louis Digrazia IV, 47, pleaded not guilty April 19 to a 10-count indictment accusing him of having pornographic images involving pre-teen females on a computer...
  
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• Football: Rangeview tabs Brandon Alconcel as new head football coach

  25-04-2017 23:19
  
  Former Overland offensive coordinator Brandon Alconcel, second from left with green lanyard, has been hired as the new head football coach at Rangeview. Alconcel is a former player at Colorado State and has coached at two college stops before spending the last five seasons with the Trailblazers. He follows Justin Hoffman, who stepped down a few weeks earlier to move to South Carolina. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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• Big unwind begins: Republicans target crisis financial rules

  25-04-2017 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON | Emboldened by a business-friendly president, Republicans in Congress are moving to unwind the stricter regulations that took effect after the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession.
  A House committee takes up legislation Wednesday that would defang the tighter rules. While passage by the GOP-controlled House could come in a few months, the Senate — where Republicans have only 52 of 100 seats — poses an obstacle.The 2010 Dodd-Frank law was enacted by Democrats and Pres
  
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• GOP drops US-Mexico wall demands as spending talks advance

  25-04-2017 23:07
  
  WASHINGTON | Congressional negotiators on Tuesday inched toward a potential agreement on a catchall spending bill that would deny President Donald Trump’s request for immediate funding to construct a wall along the Mexico border. The emerging measure would increase the defense budget and eliminate the threat of a government shutdown on Trump’s 100th day in office this Saturday.
  Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said Republican negotiators were following the lead of Trump, who signale
  
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• Former Tasty Dog sign to be auctioned by Village of Oak Park

  25-04-2017 22:51
  
  Those who miss having a hot dog or a shake at the now-closed Tasty Dog in Oak Park can still take home a piece of the iconic restaurant. The Village of Oak Park, which took control of the restaurant after evicting Tasty Dog in 2015, is attempting to sell the former building's sign through an online...
  
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• Rural Utah school district offers $80,000 teaching salaries

  25-04-2017 22:31
  MONTEZUMA CREEK, Utah | A school district in southeastern Utah is in the middle of a test program to see if offering salaries of up to $80,000 can persuade teachers to stay at an elementary school near the Utah-Colorado border.
  Teacher turnover is a major problem at Montezuma Creek Elementary School due to unusual working conditions, the Deseret News reported (http://bit.ly/2oYHyM9T ) Sunday.
  The school, near Four Corners, is remote and in an area that struggles with extreme poverty, high rates
  
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• Broncos open QB competition in earnest

  25-04-2017 22:27
  
  ENGLEWOOD | The Denver Broncos’ quarterback competition began in earnest Tuesday with Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch throwing on the first day of new coach Vance Joseph’s first minicamp.
  Joseph has said it’s a “50-50 open competition” between Siemian, the incumbent, and Lynch, a first-round draft pick last year who started two games as a rookie.
  Both are learning offensive coordinator Mike McCoy’s system.
  The only player sitting out the first practice was cen
  
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• Denver marijuana stores receive later closing time

  25-04-2017 22:24
  
  DENVER | Marijuana stores in Denver will be able to stay open until 10 p.m. starting next Monday.Denverite reports (http://bit.ly/2pvPvcZ ) the Denver City Council voted 11-2 Monday to approve the later store hours.
  Councilwoman Kendra Black says the longer hours are a matter of convenience for consumers.
  Councilwoman At-large Debbie Ortega and Councilman Chris Herndon voted no. They had been advocates for multiple amendments aimed at scaling back the extended hours.
  The state allows marijuana s
  
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• Health care operator eyes distressed Topeka hospital

  25-04-2017 22:11
  TOPEKA, Kan. | A group that specializes in turning around distressed hospitals has expressed interest in acquiring a Topeka hospital whose financial troubles have reinvigorated debate about Medicaid expansion in Kansas.
  California-based Prime Healthcare’s nonprofit arm notified Gov. Sam Brownback last week that it has “potential interest” in “saving” St. Francis Health. The letter from Prime Healthcare’s general counsel, Troy Schell, was given anonymously to T
  
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• Denver-based appeals court removes obstacle to releasing wolves in New Mexico

  25-04-2017 22:06
  
  DENVER | A court has removed one obstacle to the federal government’s plan to release more endangered wolves in New Mexico over the state’s objections, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether or when additional releases would occur.
  A Denver-based federal appeals court on Tuesday lifted a preliminary injunction that prevented the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from releasing more Mexican gray wolves after New Mexico refused to agree to the plan.State and federal officials had n
  
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• Methodist court takes up challenge to election of Denver-based gay bishop

  25-04-2017 22:05
  
  NEWARK, N.J. | The highest court in the United Methodist Church considered Tuesday whether to invalidate the election of the denomination’s first openly gay bishop, amid a struggle to avoid schism over the Bible and same-sex relationships.
  The challenge was filed last year to the election of Denver-based Bishop Karen Oliveto, who is married to another woman. Church law bars clergy appointments of “self-avowed practicing homosexuals,” a stand that has come under increasing press
  
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• Colorado to allow medical pot for PTSD, with new limits

  25-04-2017 21:59
  
  DENVER | Post-traumatic stress sufferers may soon qualify for medical pot in Colorado.But the state plans to add significant new limits before patients get permission to use pot to treat PTSD.
  The state Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to make PTSD the 10th qualifying condition for medical pot. At least 15 other states already allow PTSD sufferers to use pot. The Senate agreed that minors need parents’ permission and other hurdles before getting pot.
  Colorado considers marijuana legal for
  
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• Vernon Hills police officer honored for saving girl who ran into traffic

  25-04-2017 21:42
  
  Police Chief Mark Fleischhauer said he's given 24 awards to Vernon Hills police officers over the last 10 years for life saving efforts, but Jennifer Weber's save was unlike any other. After giving three such awards on Feb. 21, Fleischhauer was back at it during the April 18 Vernon Hills Village...
  
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• Four votes decide winner in District 31 board race

  25-04-2017 20:59
  
  Glenview/Northbrook District 31 Elementary School Board Member Peter Stamatis was six votes shy at the end of Election Day on April 4, and when all the mailed and provisional ballots were counted 14 days later, he was still four behind, according to the Cook County Clerk's Office. That means Stamatis,...
  
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• Neighborhood crash near Gurnee sends five to hospital

  25-04-2017 20:17
  
  Five people were hospitalized, one in critical condition, after a subcompact car crashed into a tree near Gurnee Monday night. Lake County Sheriff's Office deputies received the call around 8:30 p.m. that a 2013 Kia Rio traveling northwest on Grandwood Lane at Lakeview Terrace had gone off the...
  
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• Baby bison keep Fermilab herdsman hopping

  25-04-2017 19:25
  
  At the high-tech scientific center that is Fermilab in Batavia, Cleo Garcia has a unique job – herdsman. Garcia is in charge of managing Fermilab's herd of bison on a day-to-day basis. Every spring, the herd is in the spotlight as baby bison are born. The baby bison nursery is a big attraction...
  
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• In face of heated opposition, Glen Ellyn moves ahead on gas station plan

  25-04-2017 19:17
  
  After a nearly seven-hour Glen Ellyn Village Board meeting, trustees early Tuesday voted 5-0 to approve variations that will pave the way for a controversial gas station and convenience store in the village's Five Corners business district. Dozens of residents spoke against the plan during the...
  
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• Man dead after Dolton fire, officials say

  25-04-2017 19:12
  
  A man found unconscious in a burning home Tuesday morning in Dolton was later pronounced dead at an area hospital, a spokesman for the village said. The man's identity was not being released pending notification of his family, A.M. Triche, spokesman for Dolton, said. Dolton firefighters responded...
  
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• Ex-suburban cop pleads guilty to drug charges, faces at least 10 years in prison

  25-04-2017 18:21
  
  A former Melrose Park police detective faces at least 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to selling narcotics he'd stolen from an evidence room and transporting what he thought was a 5-kilogram load of drugs for local dealers in his unmarked squad car. Gregory Salvi, 43, pleaded...
  
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• Investigators: Loveland motel explosion caused by gas leak

  25-04-2017 15:13
  LOVELAND | An explosion and fire at a motel in northern Colorado that injured three people, including a firefighter, was caused by a gas leak.
  Investigators with the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority say the gas leak at the Rosebud Motel was ignited when a resident lit a cigarette Saturday night. One of the people injured was hospitalized with serious injuries, and 10 residents have been displaced.
  Some of the residents reported that they had smelled a natural gas odor periodically throughout
  
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• Gov’t shutdown, health bill rescue at stake in Congress

  25-04-2017 15:11
  
  WASHINGTON |  Bipartisan bargainers are making progress toward a budget deal to prevent a partial federal shutdown this weekend, a major hurdle overcome when President Donald Trump signaled he would put off his demand that the measure include money to build his border wall with Mexico.
  Republicans are also vetting proposed changes to their beleaguered health care bill that they hope will attract enough votes to finally push it through the House.
  Both efforts come with Congress back from a t
  
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• Trump’s 100-days promises: Fewer than half carried out

  25-04-2017 15:09
  
  WASHINGTON | Sure enough, the big trans-Pacific trade deal is toast, climate change action is on the ropes and various regulations from the Obama era have been scrapped. It’s also a safe bet President Donald Trump hasn’t raced a bicycle since Jan. 20, keeping that vow.
  Add a Supreme Court justice — no small feat — and call these promises kept.
  But where’s that wall? Or the promised trade punishment against China — will the Chinese get off scot-free from &ldquo
  
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• Blackmon hits 2-run homer, Rockies beat Nationals 8-4

  25-04-2017 15:09
  
  DENVER |  Charlie Blackmon called the location of the pitch his “where I hit balls far” zone.
  He did, too — all the way into the second deck for a big momentum swing.
  Blackmon lined a two-out, two-run homer in the seventh, Colorado’s lights-out bullpen threw three-plus scoreless innings and the Rockies beat Washington 8-4 on Monday night, ending the Nationals’ seven-game winning streak.
  Trailing 4-3, Blackmon sent a hanging slider from lefty Enny Romero (1-1)
  
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• Arkansas conducts nation’s 1st double execution since 2000

  25-04-2017 15:04
  
  VARNER, Ark. | After going nearly 12 years without executing an inmate, Arkansas now has executed three in a few days — including two in one night.
  Jack Jones and Marcel Williams received lethal injections on the same gurney Monday night, just about three hours apart. It was the first double execution in the United States since 2000.
  While Jones, 52, was executed on schedule, shortly after 7 p.m., attorneys for Williams, 46, convinced a federal judge minutes later to briefly delay his
  
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• Trailblazing Colorado abortion law marks 50th anniversary

  25-04-2017 14:56
  
  DENVER | Tuesday marks 50 years since a groundbreaking Colorado law significantly loosened tight restrictions on legal abortions.
  Before the law, Colorado — like many states — allowed abortions only if a woman’s life was at stake.
  In 1967, a Democratic freshman state lawmaker introduced a bill that allowed abortions if the woman’s physical or mental health was threatened, if the unborn child might have birth defects or in cases of rape or incest.
  Rep. Richard Lamm said h
  
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• Aurora prep sports schedule, 4.25.17

  25-04-2017 08:52
  
  AURORA | The Aurora prep sports schedule for Tuesday, April 25, 2017 (weather permitting):
  Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or [email protected]. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Aurora Prep Sentinel
  AURORA PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
  BASEBALL
  Gateway at Aurora Central, 4 p.m.
  Hinkley at Adams City, 4 p.m.
  Prairie View at Vista PEAK, 4 p.m.
  Rangeview at Thornton, 4 p.m.
  Arapahoe at Cherokee Trail, 4:15 p.m.
  Cherry Creek at Grandview, 4:15 p.m.
  Eaglecrest at
  
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• Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 4.24.17

  25-04-2017 08:46
  
  Regis Jesuit’s Olivia Ary (3) pushes out on ThunderRidge’s Sara Stewart (12) during one of the Grizzlies’ lengthy possessions during the first half of the Raiders’ 16-4 Continental League girls lacrosse loss on April 24, 2017, at Lou Kellogg Stadium. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
  AURORA | The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Monday, April 24, 2017:
  Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or [email protected]. Twitter
  
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• Girls Golf: Grandview tops 5A/4A teams at Elizabeth Invitational

  25-04-2017 02:19
  
  ELIZABETH | The Grandview girls golf team took first place among Class 5A & 4A teams at Monday’s Elizabeth Invitational.
  GRANDVIEW GIRLS GOLF
  The Wolves shot a plus-33 249 to finish atop the large programs at the  multi-classification meet at Spring Valley Golf Club, led by strong finishes from Morgan Ryan, Shar Lewis and Sydney Szarka.
  Coach Mary Danielson’s Grandview team played without its top player in sophomore Amy Chitkoksoong, but Ryan stepped up and led the way.
  
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• Tollway unveils, advances $4B plan to widen Tri-State, from Balmoral to 95th

  25-04-2017 02:11
  
  The Illinois Tollway wants to widen the congested central Tri-State, an ambitious plan that began with an idea to rebuild the existing roadway but is now a larger project at more than double the price: $4 billion.On Monday, a tollway committee OK'd the proposal, advancing it to the full board,...
  
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• Safeguards under scrutiny after student dies in Wheaton hammer throw

  25-04-2017 02:07
  
  Wheaton police said Monday they're trying to unravel a mystery in the death of Wheaton College student Ethan Roser: How was he struck by a hammer throw when he was standing in an area that should have been safe? Roser, 19, was volunteering as a distance spotter at a college track meet Saturday...
  
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• Lake Forest-based Akorn bought by German drug giant for $4.3 billion

  25-04-2017 02:04
  
  In just 10 months at the head of Germany's Fresenius, Chief Executive Officer Stephan Sturm has now inked the health-care provider's two biggest-ever deals. With the $4.3 billion acquisition of Lake Forest-based generic drugmaker Akorn, announced late Monday, Fresenius will get a stronger foothold...
  
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• Coroner: Man killed in Portage trafic stop shot in 'torso and head'

  25-04-2017 02:03
  
  A 39-year-old Portage man killed near his home in an officer-involved shooting early Saturday, just hours after he was released from jail, suffered "multiple gunshot injuries to the torso and head," according to the Porter County Coroner's office. William D. Spates had been released from the Porter...
  
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• Coroner: Man killed in Portage traffic stop shot in 'torso and head'

  25-04-2017 02:03
  
  A 39-year-old Portage man fatally shot by police near his home early Saturday, just hours after he was released from jail, suffered "multiple gunshot injuries to the torso and head," according to the Porter County coroner's office. William D. Spates had been released from the County Jail after...
  
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• Emotions flow at Chesterton homicide hearing

  25-04-2017 01:55
  
  As a Hobart man was called Monday before a judge in Porter County court, there was a collective deep breath from the friends and family of the woman he's accused of killing last week in an SUV behind a Chesterton bar. Christopher Mark Dillard, 50, had his first court hearing Monday after being...
  
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• Man who stabbed wife with screwdriver at hospital pleads guilty to murder

  25-04-2017 01:54
  
  A man who fatally stabbed his wife with a screwdriver after locking her in a hospital bathroom pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.Javier Bahena-Arellano admitted to the brutal attack on Francisca Quintero-Montoya, the mother of his three children,...
  
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• Pastor claims discrimination in Alsip

  25-04-2017 01:40
  
  Pastor Dan Willis wants an apology. He claims that for 16 years, the Village of Alsip and its Fire Department has racially discriminated against his megachurch Lighthouse Church of All Nations, 4501 W. 127th Street, because 75 percent of his 6,000 congregants are minorities. On Sunday, hundreds...
  
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• Dozens rally for Evanston's only African American librarian in work dispute

  25-04-2017 00:30
  
  Dozens of supporters lined the hall outside the room where Evanston librarian Lesley Williams had a disciplinary hearing last Thursday, rallying on her behalf and decrying the workplace allegations she's facing. "I'm thrilled so many people are interested," said Williams, 55, who has worked at...
  
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