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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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Rickia Junior (left) and Elinicia Johnson, both 19 and of Joliet, walk along as the snow falls on Chicago Street in downtown Joliet on Tuesday morning. (Liz Wilkinson Allen/Sun-Times Media)
Will County sheriff's police reported a busy morning due to snowfall. "The roads are terrible. No serious injuries, but there's been a lot of cars in ditches and sliding into one another from not stopping in time," a deputy said. The National Weather Service forecasts possible blizzard conditions this evening in some areas.


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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warming in effect from 9 p.m. Monday to noon Wednesday with accumulations of between 8 to 13 inches and near blizzard conditions expected through Wednesday morning.
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Lemont defends state cheerleading title
Lemont High School's cheerleading squad captured its second straight state title Feb. 6. It won the Medium Division at the state finals held at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington.

Lockport rally ends up short
Kyle Ward finished with a game-high 21 points, but it wasn't enough. The Porters tried to rally from an 18-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter, but they fell short in a 49-45 loss to Sandburg in the Southwest Suburban Blue.



Channahon's Confederates
Historical researcher Gina Wysocki is convinced Confederate prisoners of war were once in Channahon, thanks to an eyewitness who claims to have seen the bodies when the abutments were sunk to build the Interstate 55 bridge -- Smith bridge -- near the Des Plaines River.



Montessori students collecting for Morning Star
February is spay/neuter month
Jolietan to receive Caritas award
OLA-FEST marks new record



Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses
Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, a news report said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers over recall woes that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety.
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Toyota says it will repair Prius brakes

CTA service cuts begin today as talks continue
New Lenox taxing bodies fight appeal
Homer Glen may OK retail complex plans
Lockport launches new Web site

Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter
Michael Jackson’s doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star. Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court just hours after he was charged. He could face up to four years in prison if convicted. Murray was charged early Monday, capping an exhaustive investigation into the pop star's stunning death last summer.
Case delayed to Monday for Michael Jackson's doctor

'Biggest Loser' visits Homer Township





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