All Stories from January 23, 2013 (Change date)
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Unions suffer sharp decline in membershipJan 23, 2013 9:17 am - WASHINGTON — The nation’s labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday, led by losses in the public sector...
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U.S. government scientists say retire most research chimpsJan 23, 2013 9:17 am - NEW ORLEANS — Government scientists have agreed that all but 50 of hundreds of chimpanzees kept for federally funded research should be retired from labs and sent to a n...
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Gay activists laud Obama speech, now want actionJan 23, 2013 9:17 am - NEW YORK — President Barack Obama’s emphatic gay-rights advocacy in his inaugural address thrilled many activists. Yet almost immediately came the questions and exhortat...
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A. M. Castle names commercial leadership teamJan 23, 2013 9:17 am - Oak Brook-based metal and plastic specialty product manufacturer A. M. Castle & Co. announced the appointment of four executives who will comprise its new commercial lea...
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Le Cordon Bleu names North America presidentJan 23, 2013 9:03 am - Career Education Corp. announced that it has hired James Bartholomew to be president of Le Cordon Bleu North America, one the largest providers of culinary arts educatio...
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Motorola Solutions optimistic despite profit dropJan 23, 2013 9:00 am - Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions Inc. on Wednesday showed a drop in profit for 2012, but it presented an optimistic outlook and the possibility of hiring more workers...
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Woman's attorney says daughter behind attempted murderJan 23, 2013 9:00 am - Defense attorneys working to free a Mundelein woman who pleaded guilty to trying to kill her ex-husband hope to use in court an unauthorized telephone recording of the w...
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Suburban residents charged in unemployment scamsJan 23, 2013 9:00 am - In separate indictments, 32 Chicago area residents have been charged with fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits that total almost $874,000. Federal prosecutors ac...
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'Marvin's Room' an emotional journey for BHS actorsJan 23, 2013 9:00 am - “Marvin's Room” moves into the Black Box Theater this weekend at the Batavia Fine Arts Center. It promises to be theater so gripping that playwright Scott McPherson's wo...
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'Mad Men' to return for new season on April 7Jan 23, 2013 9:00 am - NEW YORK — AMC says “Mad Men” will return for its new season on April 7. AMC announced Wednesday that the two-hour premiere kicks off the acclaimed drama series' sixth s...