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'Mummy bandit' robs 5th Chicago bank
CHICAGO (AP) — A man the FBI is calling the "mummy bandit" because of the wrappings he uses to disguise his face is suspected of robbing another Chicago bank.
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Voters to choose Jackson Jr.'s House successor
CHICAGO (AP) — While Democrat Robin Kelly is widely expected to capture Tuesday's special election for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat over Republican Paul McKinley, any winner will face big challenges.
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Giant, head-shaped pots to go up on Michigan Ave
CHICAGO (AP) — Giant, head-shaped potted plants will go up on a major Chicago street for the summer in a beautification project and as a way to raise environmental awareness.
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Ill. powwow lacks money, on hold for 2013
LE ROY (AP) — The organizers of an annual American Indian powwow in central Illinois say they won't hold the event this year because they don't have the money.
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Robot hot among surgeons but FDA taking a new look
CHICAGO (AP) — The biggest thing in operating rooms these days is a million-dollar, multi-armed robot named da Vinci, used in nearly 400,000 surgeries nationwide last year — triple the number just four years earlier.
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Aurora cracks down on texting-while-driving
AURORA (AP) — Police in Aurora say officers wrote 21 tickets for texting while driving in just four hours during a recent crackdown on distracted driving.
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- Father: Slain diplomat died doing what she loved
- Small Illinois village offers property tax refund
- Quinn signs 'Sister Lake' deal in Mexico
- Son of Ansel Adams to speak at Peoria exhibit
- Union ratifies agreement with Univ. of Illinois
- UIC's School of Public Health celebrates 40th year
- Federal officials warn of tax fraud
- Cops: Woman joined grandson in husband's killing
- Dept. of Veterans Affairs plans women's event
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'Mummy bandit' robs 5th Chicago bank
