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2 Women Dead in Central Illinois Home
HARRISTOWN, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities say two women have been killed and a third wounded in a rural community near Decatur. They also say a man has been arrested in connection with those crimes.

Macon County deputies told The Herald & Review newspaper in Decatur they found the women about 12:46 a.m. Friday in a home near Harristown. The community is less than 5 miles west of Decatur.

Authorities have not released the names of the women because their families haven't yet been notified.

Deputies said they gathered information about a man whom they considered a potential suspect. He was spotted later about 20 miles south in Moweaqua and arrested after a foot chase.

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