All Stories from January 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Will Obama’s order lead to surge in gun research?Jan 17, 2013 6:05 pm - MILWAUKEE — Nearly as many Americans die from guns as from car crashes each year. We know plenty about the second problem and far less about the first. A scarcity of res...
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Sheriffs, state lawmakers push back on gun controlJan 17, 2013 6:03 pm - GRANTS PASS, Ore. — From Oregon to Mississippi, President Barack Obama’s proposed ban on new assault weapons and large-capacity magazines struck a nerve among rural lawm...
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Poll: Most see damage if debt limit not raisedJan 17, 2013 6:01 pm - WASHINGTON — Most Americans think jarring economic problems will erupt if lawmakers fail to increase the government’s borrowing limit. Yet they’re torn over how or even ...
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Skimming device found on ATM in Vernon HillsJan 17, 2013 5:47 pm - Vernon Hills police have identified a skimming device at the US Bank located at 175 N. Milwaukee Ave. At 7:13 p.m. Wednesday, police said, the device was discovered by a...
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Dist. 211 schedules class for Veterans Day 2014Jan 17, 2013 5:31 pm - In fall 2014, for the first time, students in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will be in class on Veterans Day. After holding a public hearing on the matte...
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RTA mum on harassment complaintJan 17, 2013 4:57 pm - Regional Transportation Authority officials circled the wagons around Executive Director Joseph Costello after a report surfaced he had been subject to a sexual harassme...
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Assessing Bulls’ all-star chancesJan 17, 2013 4:52 pm - All-star starters were unveiled Thursday night, so the next logical step is to assess the Eastern Conference reserves and decide which Bulls, if any, are likely to draw ...
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Dist. 214 approves school improvement plansJan 17, 2013 4:38 pm - The Northwest Suburban High School District 214 school board approved school and district improvement plans as required under the No Child Left Behind Act for failing to...
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Hastert: Boehner should choose next moves wiselyJan 17, 2013 4:37 pm - Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert says his Republican successor should choose his next moves carefully or he’ll find himself a precarious position in the Republ...
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For Naperville North’s Daly, a meet worth rememberingJan 17, 2013 4:34 pm - Naperville North senior Kaitlyn Daly was not going to miss a single moment of Thursday’s DuPage Valley Conference meet against Naperville Central. While her combined ti...