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CELEBRATING HONEST ABE & 4TH OF JULY
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•ILLINOIS NEWS
Illinois police promise holiday DUI patrols
Bond set at $500,000 for assault on disabled kids
Chicago crime down 10 percent so far this year
Arrest in 1993 case of body found in Mich. river
Twice as many Ill. drivers now using breathalyzer-type gadgets under new law
Report: Illinois nursing home allowed sexual abuse
SIU: Blago stumped for 2 law school applicants
Attorney shuffle continues in triple-slaying case
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FRIDAY NIGHT: Late night showers and thunderstorms. LOW 64.
JULY 4TH: Showers and thunderstorms likely into mid-afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the morning. HIGH: 75.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly Cloudy. LOW 62.
SUNDAY: Mostly Sunny. HIGH 82.
Joe Crain
Storm Team 20 Meteorologist
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• US & WORLD NEWS
NATIONAL NEWS
Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
Hundreds celebrate new citizenship at Disney
4 Mich. fishermen missing on Lake Erie
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• CONTESTS & PROMOTIONS
• TONIGHT ON ABC
7:00 pm: Surviving Surburbia
7:30 pm: The Goode Family
8:00 pm: According To Jim
9:00 pm: 20/20
10:00 pm: ABC NewsChannel 20 Nightside
• WEB POLL
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• ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
"ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS" - QUEEN LATIFAH
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Queen Latifah says when she's pregnant she hopes she's able to be "as calm and cool and collected" as her preggers character in "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" is.
• GET THIS
NEW ZEALAND AIRLINES - NUDE SAFETY VIDEO
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Bet everyone watches that in-flight safety video on New Zealand's national airline now that the crew in the film is wearing nothing but body paint.
• BUSINESS NEWS
Stocks fall as job losses top estimates
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street has sent stock prices sharply lower after today's monthly employment report contained more job losses than expected.
• CONSUMER INFO
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration will require Pfizer Inc.'s smoking cessation drug Chantix to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over a series of mental health side effects, including depression and suicidal thoughts. ...
• SCIENCE/TECH NEWS
IN THE NEWS: FEDS HELPING STATIONS LOST IN DIGITAL SWITCH
NEW YORK (AP) -- The federal government is lending a helping hand to some TV stations that have gotten lost in the digital shuffle.
• SPORTS
Thome powers White Sox to 6-2 win
CHICAGO (AP) -- Jim Thome hit the 550th homer of his career in the eighth inning to put the White Sox ahead and Chicago went on to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 last night .
