CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsDOD: Marine from Ill. killed in Afghanistan
PALATINE, Ill. (AP) – A Marine from northeast Illinois has died while fighting in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced late Friday that 22-year-old Cpl. Christopher J. Boyd, of Palatine, died Thursday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. Details haven’t been released.
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LAKE FOREST, Illinois, August 17, 2010 — Pactiv Corporation, a leader in the consumer and foodservice packaging markets, today announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Reynolds Group Holdings Limited, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of consumer food and beverage packaging and storage products headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, in a transaction …
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CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsPolice arrest pair in gun shop theft
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Police in western Iowa says they’ve arrested two Minnesota men for stealing more than 40 guns in May. Authorities say Felix Mendez and Jose Osoria-Mendez of Worthington, Minnesota have been arrested and charged with theft of firearms.
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Local news and events
Bone marrow donors sought A match registry drive is planned for Thursday, July 29, from 2-6 p.m., at the Ramada Inn, 6900 N. Illinois St. in Fairview Heights, for St. Clair County resident Tim Morse, who has acute myeloid leukemia.
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[News] Baseball team adds arms
CHAMPAIGN – In its search for additional pitching help, the University of Illinois baseball team has added two more high school mound recruits. Left-hander Luke Joyce of Wilmette Loyola Academy and right-hander Tyler Hamer of Maple Park Kaneland recently signed national letters of intent with the Illini, UI coach Dan Hartleb announced Thursday. Ryan Arrick, a catcher from Miami, also is among …
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News NL student prepares for national championship
North Lamar High School student Kevin Porter will go after a national championship this month in Kansas City, Mo. Full steam ahead Walk into the Meals on Wheels gleaming kitchen now, and one would hardly recognize it from a year ago.
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Edgar County Court News – Felony battery charges upheld
An 18-year-old Charleston man is facing felony prosecution in Edgar County for an incident at the Kansas Treatment and Learning Center (TLC).
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Good news, Bears: Walton hits late FTs in OT to give Baylor rare win over No. 6 Texas
Baylor’s Epke Udoh (left) fends off Texas’ Dexter Pittman to grab a rebound during the No. 24 Bears’ 80-77 overtime victory against the sixth-ranked Longhorns on Saturday.
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Texas’ Harris County Lines Up $9.8 Billion in Industrial Projects, an Industrial Info News Alert
SUGAR LAND, TX–(Marketwire – 03/23/10) – Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — About 235 major industrial projects with a combined total investment value of more than $9.8 billion are currently under development in Harris County, Texas, making it one of the leading counties in the U.S. for industrial project work. Known as the nation’s largest oil & gas and …
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News and Notes: Kansas rebounds with big win
When then-No. 1 Kansas played second-ranked Adair in a Class 3A showdown in early January, the Comets led by nine in the closing minutes but watched the lead slip away thanks to missed free throws and …
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