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Tea party protests government spending
A group of people frustrated with taxes and what they call reckless government spending held a so-called tea party on this Independence Day.
ABC7Chicago.com  –  7 minutes ago
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Ex-Titans quarterback Steve McNair shot, killed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former NFL MVP Steve McNair has been shot and killed.
Chicago Tribune  –  20 minutes ago
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Royals Beat White Sox 6-4
Alberto Callaspo drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals eclipsed their run total from their previous four games in a 6-4 victory over the White Sox on Saturday that snapped Chicago's seven-game winning streak.
cbs2chicago.com  –  1 hour, 3 minutes ago
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Teen dies, other critical in South Side shooting
A 16-year-old boy was killed and another teen seriously wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon.
ABC7Chicago.com  –  1 hour, 16 minutes ago
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Man set on fire in Southwest Side home
Police are investigating the death of a man set on fire and found inside a Southwest Side home.
ABC7Chicago.com  –  1 hour, 18 minutes ago
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Mourners Recall Jada with Love at Her Funeral
After her short life tragically ended in abuse, 2-year-old Jada Justice was laid to rest Friday afternoon, and remembered for what she gave. At the outdoor funeral at Edmonds and Evans Funeral Home, Jada's father, Clarence Justice of Hammond, Ind., said his daughter provided "two years of ... more »
cbs2chicago.com  –  1 hour, 36 minutes ago
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McGehee Pounds 4 Hits, Brewers Rip Cubs 11-2
Rookie Casey McGehee had a career high four hits and five RBIs to help the Milwaukee Brewers pound Rich Harden and the Chicago Cubs 11-2 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.
cbs2chicago.com  –  1 hour, 46 minutes ago
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Local Fourth of July Fireworks Events
If you missed the fireworks on Lake Michigan on Friday, don't worry there are still many fireworks celebrations to partake of this holiday weekend. Here's a list of events around the Chicagoland area:
cbs2chicago.com  –  1 hour, 50 minutes ago
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Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein dies at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — Former music manager Allen Klein, a no-holds-barred businessman who bulldozed his way into and out of deals with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, has died.
Chicago Tribune  –  2 hours, 3 minutes ago
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C-U, Rantoul, Mahomet, Homer fireworks POSTPONED
The Freedom Celebration officials have postponed the fireworks and evening entertainment till Sunday.The decision came after canceling the Fourth of July parade for the first time ever.Fireworks displays in Rantoul, Lake of the Woods events have been postponed till Sunday. And the Leader reports Hom ... more »
News-Gazette.com  –  2 hours, 20 minutes ago
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