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Illinois man arrested in New Jersey with $200K worth of stolen Wisconsin cheese

An Illinois man accused of stealing 21 tons of Wisconsin cheese has been arrested in New Jersey. New Jersey authorities say Veniamin Konstantinovich Balika, 34, from south suburban Plainfield was arrested Tuesday afternoon. New Jersey State Police Lt. Stephen Jones said Wednesday the man was driving a refrigerated truck carrying 42,000 pounds of Muenster cheese.

 

Wis. GOP ups pressure on Dems to return and vote

Wis. GOP ups pressure on Dems to return and vote

Wisconsin Republicans on Sunday upped the pressure on Democrats who fled to Illinois to return home and vote on an anti-union bill, with the governor calling them obstructionists and a GOP lawmaker threatening to convene without them....

 

Blizzard Paralyzes Much of Midwest

Blizzard Paralyzes Much of Midwest

A storm dumped ice, snow and rain from Nebraska to Illinois, and Wisconsin and Iowa experienced record snowfalls.

 

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