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Marengo gun ban unlikely Council discussions met by opposition By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO
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sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com MARENGO – The Marengo City Council has no intentions of taking away guns from registered owners, despite numerous residents thinking otherwise. The council jump-started discussions Monday on a provision in the concealed-carry bill awaiting Gov. Pat Quinn’s signature that allows municipalities a 10day window from the bill becoming law to enact an assault weapons ban for their communities. The overriding response was that Marengo should leave its gun ordinances alone because the city currently has no prohibitions on assault weapons. Police Chief Joseph Hallman earlier this month said his department saw no need for a ban. “After what I heard this evening, I doubt the City Council
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Inside Gov. Pat Quinn said he doesn’t feel pressure to act quickly on the concealedcarry bill. PAGE A3
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Snowden’s location still in question By FERNANDO GONZALEZ The Associated Press
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Blackhawks center Dave Bolland celebrates his game-winning goal Monday against the Bruins during the third period in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in Boston. AP photo
HAVANA – Confusion over the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden grew Monday after a jetliner flew from Moscow to Cuba with an empty seat booked in his name. The founder of the WikiLeaks secret-spilling organization, Julian Assange, insisted he couldn’t go into details about where Snowden was, but said he was safe. Snowden has applied for asylum in Ecuador, Iceland and possibly other countries, Assange said. An Aeroflot representative
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A minor traffic citation is pending against a Crystal Lake woman after a motorcycle crash last week left one man dead, authorities said. Marion E. Landfear, 46, of Crystal Lake, soon will be charged with failure to yield after a crash killed 30-year-old Scott Alcock, Lakewood Police Chief Larry Howell said. For more, see
Nelle Youel won’t allow herself to think about earning a berth in the U.S. Open. Not yet at least. The former Crystal Lake Central tennis player is a step closer to qualifying for the prestigious event. Youel knocked off Wake Forest’s Kasey Gardiner in straight sets Monday at the U.S. Open National Playoffs Midwest Sectional. For more, see page C4.
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