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Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.
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A former Cook County correctional officer was sentenced this week to three years in prison on charges she robbed a pair of South Elgin banks in December.
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The one public service the Cubs performed Saturday was that they allowed many in the Wrigley Field crowd of 40,088 to get an early start on their Fourth of July.
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Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and a woman were found shot to death Saturday inside a residence in Nashville, police said.
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A restaurant with an Eastern European feel is offering buffet-style dining in Wheeling. Longtime restaurateurs Hanna and Adam Hryniewicki recently opened Adam's Cafe & Deli at 252 McHenry Road.
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A 24-year-old Wisconsin woman and her toddler son died late Friday in a head-on collision on the Tri-State Tollway in Lake County near Wadsworth.
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A teenage girl shot while helping her father in their family's small furniture and appliance store died Saturday, becoming the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer terrorizing a small South Carolina community, authorities said.
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