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Illinois Amtrak train set to hit 110 mph in test run

Amtrak

In a modest milestone for President Barack Obama's high-speed rail vision, test runs started zooming along a small section of the Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis at 111 mph Friday.

 

Mayor of Struggling Illinois Village Shot Dead

Mayor of Struggling Illinois Village Shot Dead

The mayor of a decaying village near St. Louis known for its strip clubs and beset by financial troubles and embezzlements was gunned down early Thursday, and police say his killer is still out there.

 

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