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Frankfort couple killed in likely gas explosion
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen her family came to visit, Luella Reils always insisted on cooking for them, even when her brood grew beyond four children, adding 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. "I always knew when she was going to have the family over because I...Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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House explosion kills 2 in suburban Chicago
An explosion destroyed a house early Saturday and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home were found in the wreckage, authorities said. Seven other homes were destroyed. The cause of the explosion was under investigation, said Richard...Tags: Explosions, Weather Reports, Charity, Nicor Incorporated, Tornadoes
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Two dead in Frankfort house explosion
Tribune staff reporterAn elderly couple in far southwest suburban Frankfort died early Saturday when their house violently exploded, officials said. The blast destroyed the house next door, knocked neighbors out of bed and blew open their front doors in the 100 block of...Tags: Explosions, Nicor Incorporated, Energy Resources, Emergency Incidents, Mokena
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Friday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALLFootball Anderson Highland 56, Owen Valley 22 Andrean 35, E. Chicago 16 Angola 41, Eastside 12 Avon 26, Lafayette Harrison 25, OT Batesville 46, S. Dearborn 14 Bedford N. Lawrence 34, Jeffersonville 33 Bellmont 9, Columbia City 0...Tags: Zionsville, Monrovia, Ben Davis, Plainfield, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Woman charged in death of Frankfort utility worker
A prosecutor has charged a woman with reckless homicide and driving while intoxicated for a crash that killed a Frankfort utility worker in May. Forty-one-year-old Shelvie J. McDole entered a plea of not guilty and asked to have a court-appointed...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Ohio, Indiana
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Muslims, Catholics break bread together
Cardinal Francis George (right) of the Chicago Catholic Archdiocese, seated beside Abdul Malik Mujahid, chairman of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, samples hummus on Wednesday at an annual interfaith banquet held to celebrate...Tags: Ramadan, Francis George
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Recently reviewed
A roundup of restaurants recently reviewed by restaurant critic Phil Vettel. Dan McGee ** 330 W. Lincoln Hwy., Frankfort; 815-469-7750. Dan McGee has cooked on three continents, but when it came time to open his own place, he chose a location very...Tags: Lincoln Park, Walt Disney World Resort, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Credit and Debt, Clarendon Hills
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How the Top 10 Illinois high school teams fared
Class 8A 1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (1-0) beat Curie 49-7. 2. Park Ridge Maine South (1-0) beat Schaumburg 52-20. 3. Carol Stream Glenbard North (0-1) lost to Bartlett 28-21. 4. Chicago St. Rita (0-0) did not play. 5. Downers Grove South (0-1) lost to...Tags: Dundee, La Grange, Carol Stream, Flossmoor, Mundelein
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Drinking age
How will lowering the drinking age to 18 discourage binge drinking on campus ("College drinking debate: 18 or 21? School leaders urge new look at age laws," News, Aug. 19)? The college presidents in favor of this need to look at all the other ways they...Tags: Health and Safety at School
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Two upstate NY teens killed in one-car crash
Police say unsafe speed appears to be the main factor in an accident that left two upstate New York teenagers dead. Sergey Volk and Vtaliy Sidorevich, both 17, were killed late Saturday night in a one-car accident in Frankfort, just east of Utica....Tags: Vehicles, Road Accidents, New York
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Path courtesy
I walk the Old Plank Trail in Frankfort regularly and I appreciate those cyclists who announce their approach with an "on your left." In fact, I respond with a wave and a "thank you" to show that I welcome the courtesy they have shown. Perhaps it's...Tags: Jim Garrison
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CN reaches deal with Joliet—if EJ & E deal OKd
Chicago Chicago TribuneAs a new round of public meetings began Monday on the controversial acquisition of a suburban railroad, Canadian National Railway Co. reported an agreement with one of the towns facing a potentially sharp increase in freight traffic. CN has agreed to pay...Tags: Canadian National Railway Company, Railway Transportation, O'Hare International Airport, Emergency Incidents, Chicago
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