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Researchers uncover new Lincoln documents
Researchers uncover new Lincoln documents

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Long before he was president, Abraham Lincoln served as a captain during the Black Hawk War. Now researchers have discovered documents signed by the young soldier.

University issues campus alert after student robbed of phone University issues campus alert after student robbed of phone

Officials at Northwestern University issued a security alert after a male student had his smart phone snatched from him at his off-campus apartment over the weekend.
Man shot dead on street in Back of the Yards neighborhood Man shot dead on street in Back of the Yards neighborhood

A man was fatally shot in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood on the city's South Side, police said today.
Cops question teen in weekend triple homicide in Chatham Cops question teen in weekend triple homicide in Chatham

Chicago police tonight were questioning a person, reportedly a teenager, in a weekend shooting outside a South Side bakery that left three young adults dead.
Cardinal regrets that rape victim has become the focus of dispute between bishops, Quinn Cardinal regrets that rape victim has become the focus of dispute between bishops, Quinn

Cardinal Francis George said Sunday that he did not have all the facts when the Catholic Conference of Illinois issued a statement decrying Gov. Pat Quinn for his involvement with an abortion-rights organization that, it turned out, plans to give an award to an advocate for rape victims.
State police: Man strips naked, walks on to tollway, fatally struck State police: Man strips naked, walks on to tollway, fatally struck

A man stripped off his clothing and walked on to the Tri-State Tollway Sunday afternoon, where he was fatally struck by a van, Illinois State Police said.
Elmwood Park Marine killed in Afghanistan Elmwood Park Marine killed in Afghanistan

Outside the Elmwood Park home where 25-year-old Marine Nick Daniels grew up, his younger sister, Kati,  is still coming to grips with her family's loss.
4 cops hurt as 2 squad cars crash on South Side 4 cops hurt as 2 squad cars crash on South Side

Four Chicago police officers received minor injuries Sunday night when two squad cars collided at a South Side intersection, police said.

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