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Celebrating Our Independence
You have plenty of options when it comes to checking out fireworks this weekend.
Danville, Tuscola, Springfield, Hoppeston and Monticello all have shows tonight.
Shows on the Fourth include ones in Champaign, Mahomet, Rantoul and Charleston -- just to name a few.
And if you want to wait until the end of the weekend you can head to Rochester, Arcola or Bement.
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• ILLINOIS NEWS
Car rams crowd at Ill. fireworks show, killing 1
FBI investigates staffing at Ill. juvenile center
Iconic skyscrapers find new luster in green tech
Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter
Mom, child killed in N. Ill. head-on crash
Champaign marathon back for 2010 with a new date
Marion among few U.S. cities hoping to host Gitmo transplants
Regulators close 6 Illinois banks
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4TH OF JULY, SATURDAY: Clouds
Showers with possible Storms
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SUNDAY: Partly Sunny
Low 63°/High 82°
MONDAY: Partly Cloudy
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Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Klein dies
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6:00 P.M. News at Six
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7:00 P.M. Wipeout
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10:00 P.M. Nightside
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"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.
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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.
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FDA requires Chantix to have mental health warning
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. ...
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. ...
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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
Danks dominates Royals in Chicago's 5-0 win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- John Danks threw 7 1-3 shutout innings and got a big lift from reliever Scott Linebrink as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Friday night for their seventh straight victory.
