All Stories from January 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Obama picks foreign policy aide as chief of staffJan 25, 2013 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced Friday that his new chief of staff is longtime trusted aide Denis McDonough, whom the president described as a close frien...
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With protests, Egyptians mark uprising anniversaryJan 25, 2013 7:00 am - CAIRO — Egyptians delivered an angry backlash against President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood on Friday, marking the second anniversary of the start of the c...
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District 116 to decide restructuring plan meant to boost academic achievementJan 25, 2013 7:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 board members will be asked to approve a plan that would alter how education is delivered to students in an effort to boost academic pe...
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Fatal Ind. fire likely caused by portable heaterJan 25, 2013 6:42 am - WARSAW, Ind. — Fire officials in northeastern Indiana say a house fire that killed one person appears to have been started by a portable heater used to thaw out frozen p...
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13 communities win historic preservation grantsJan 25, 2013 6:40 am - SPRINGFIELD — Thirteen Illinois communities will share more than $138,000 in federal historic preservation grants. Gov. Pat Quinn announced the recipients Thursday. The...
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Federal jury awards Harvey policeman $600,000Jan 25, 2013 6:38 am - A Harvey police officer forced to patrol in an unsafe squad car because of his opposition to the city’s mayor has been awarded $600,000 by a federal jury. The Chicago Su...
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Milwaukee archdiocese says it’s headed toward insolvencyJan 25, 2013 6:37 am - MILWAUKEE — The Archdiocese of Milwaukee says it is going broke and wants a bankruptcy judge to allow it to suspend payments to attorneys and consultants. Archdiocese s...
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Charleston man creates custom drum setsJan 25, 2013 6:37 am - CHARLESTON — Jay Ferguson keeps two alternate sets of business cards to meet the needs of his vastly different vocations. One business card is for the Ferguson Law Offic...
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Chicago skyline could get new towers at Wolf PointJan 25, 2013 6:36 am - The Chicago skyline could get some new additions. City planners have given approval to a three-tower development at a bend in the Chicago River known as Wolf Point. The ...
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Homicide victim was state epidemiologistJan 25, 2013 6:36 am - MADISON, Wis. — Relatives have identified a woman found slain in her Madison apartment as an epidemiologist who worked for the state Division of Public Health. Thirty-o...