All Stories from January 6, 2013 (Change date)
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Cullerton: Gay marriage, gun debates not a ‘waste’Jan 06, 2013 5:05 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Highly touted but abruptly halted action in the Illinois Senate last week set the tone for a roller coaster lame-duck legislative session of escalating hop...
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Hearing on pensions plan set for MondayJan 06, 2013 5:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Elaine Nekritz said Sunday she believes there is still time to get a pension deal done before a Wednesday deadline, and a hearing on one proposa...
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‘Chainsaw 3-D’ carves out No. 1 debutJan 06, 2013 4:55 pm - It took Leatherface and his chainsaw to chase tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins out of the top spot at the box office. Lionsgate’s horror sequel “Texas Chainsaw 3-D” debuted at ...
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Defiant Assad pledges to continue fightingJan 06, 2013 4:55 pm - BEIRUT — A defiant Syrian President Bashar Assad rallied a chanting and cheering crowd Sunday to fight the uprising against his authoritarian rule, dismissing any chance...
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Michael J. Fox to play newscaster in new NBC showJan 06, 2013 4:49 pm - PASADENA, Calif. — On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson’s disease but returns to work in the show’s fi...
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“Promised Land” clashes with pro-fracking adJan 06, 2013 4:37 pm - Bloomberg News Before many Pennsylvania movie-goers settle in for Matt Damon’s film about the fight over natural gas drilling, they will see a message from the energy in...
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No movement: Lawmakers dig in heels on debt crisisJan 06, 2013 4:19 pm - WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders on Sunday showed no signs of emerging from their corners to resolve the next step in the financial crisis, with Democrats still talkin...
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Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chiefJan 06, 2013 4:08 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, choosing a former Senate colle...
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Lincolnshire Christmas tree pickupJan 06, 2013 3:23 pm - Waste Management will collect Christmas trees each Wednesday between Jan. 1 and 15 in Lincolnshire. Residents are asked to place Christmas trees at the curb by 7 a.m. on...
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Bears expand coaching search listJan 06, 2013 3:17 pm - Two more offensive-oriented coaches were added to the Bears’ list of head-coaching candidates over the weekend, as general manager Phil Emery’s search for Lovie Smith’s ...