All Stories from June 23, 2011 (Change date)
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Report: Public health provisions still unfundedJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - A new report says many public health provisions in the nation's year-old health care law have not received funding, and other funded efforts are under political attack. ...
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Chicago aquarium to host Navy divers in exhibitJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Some unlikely visitors are expected at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium next week. U.S. Navy divers will swim into the lakefront facility's Caribbean Reef exhibit on Tuesday wit...
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Jackson's boyhood hometown plans memorial tributeJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - GARY, Ind. — Michael Jackson's boyhood hometown of Gary plans to mark the second anniversary of his death Saturday with a memorial tribute at the house where he grew up...
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Greek finance chief presents austerity planJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece — Greece's finance minister presented details of harsh spending cuts and tax hikes to a parliamentary committee on Friday, after tough negotiations with t...
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Passenger traffic is soaring at Rockford airportJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Chicago Rockford International Airport saw a 12 percent increase in passengers in May, the sixth-straight month of year-over-year growth. Destinations like Cancun might ...
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Slate of Wis. recall challengers nearly completeJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The slate of challengers for three upcoming Wisconsin recall elections is nearly finalized. Only a few steps remain before the list of candidates is con...
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LaToya Jackson says Michael feared he'd be killedJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Michael Jackson spent the last months of his life frightened and on edge, convinced that he would be killed by people wanting to get access to his valuable mu...
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Refuse collection changes for week of July 4Jun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Due to the July Fourth Holiday on Monday, July 4, collection services for refuse, yardwaste and recycling will change for the single-family residences served by GROOT Re...
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Undercover operation nets drug arrests in ChicagoJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Authorities in Chicago say they're cracking down on gang-related drug sales in the city's Uptown neighborhood. In a news release, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alva...
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Russia to discard Soviet-era airliners after crashJun 23, 2011 6:00 pm - MOSCOW — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev says he wants Soviet-built airliners similar to the one that crashed this week to be retired starting next year. The 31-year-...