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Cemetery desecration unearths mother's pain
8:04 AM on 07/29/2009
Before this month, Jacqui Abrams had visited Burr Oak Cemetery only nine times -- once for each of her relatives buried at the historic black graveyard in suburban Chicago.
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Investigation digs deeper at historic Chicago cemetery
10:00 AM on 07/22/2009
The investigation of the Burr Oak Cemetery in Cook County, Illinois outside Chicago is continuing and the FBI says they're turning up even more unsettling evidence...
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Cemetery owner denies involvement in desecration
1:50 PM on 07/15/2009
The owner of a suburban Chicago cemetery that's been closed by authorities amid allegations that workers dug up bodies and resold plots says he had nothing to do with the alleged wrongdoing.
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Emmett Till's casket found rusting in shack
11:51 AM on 07/10/2009
ALSIP, Illinois (AP) -- While Till's grave site was not disturbed, Sheriff Tom Dart said investigators found his original iconic glass-topped casket rusting in a shack at the cemetery...
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Obama skips Asia trip to push health care bill
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