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Dick's Sporting Goods will stop selling guns at 125 stores. It's unclear which, if any, Illinois stores will be affected
Dick's Sporting Goods will stop selling guns at 125 stores. It's unclear which, if any, Illinois stores will be affected (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Dick's Sporting Goods Could Stop Selling Guns At Illinois Stores

Dick's Sporting Goods, which operates 10 stores in the Chicago area, will remove guns from 125 stores.

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Local Singer Proposes To Girlfriend On 'The Voice'

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Baseball Bat Murdering Teen Takes Plea Deal

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Strange New Details Released After Fatal Plane Crash

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