All Stories from February 13, 2013 (Change date)
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Fighting rages near Aleppo airportFeb 13, 2013 8:02 am - BEIRUT — Syrian rebels fought pitched battles Wednesday against regime forces at a military base that protects a major airport in the country’s north in fighting that ha...
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Opponent of privatization appointed to Rolling Meadows councilFeb 13, 2013 8:00 am - Laura Majikes put down roots in Rolling Meadows after a childhood of transfers when her father worked for Sears. And this week she fulfilled a desire to be even a bigger...
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Mike North video: More of the same for the EaglesFeb 13, 2013 8:00 am - A new coach for the Philadelphia Eagles doesn’t mean that Michael Vick will have any more success next year as their starting quarterback. He is paid $10 million for bei...
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Editorial: Words of hope, but too much evidence of the oppositeFeb 13, 2013 7:58 am - One wants to be encouraged. One wishes that a president speaking to the nation in the midst of still-churning economic turmoil could have some words of comfort. Some ind...
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Plainfield East ends West Aurora’s seasonFeb 13, 2013 7:44 am - Plainfield East 68, West Aurora 34: The Blackhawks’ season came to an end Wednesday in the Class 4A Lemont regional semifinals despite 13 points from Abryia Zeitz and 10...
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Ronnie Dunn replacing Gary Sinise at Rockin’ for the TroopsFeb 13, 2013 7:38 am - A new headliner will take center stage this summer when the eighth annual Rockin’ for the Troops concert returns to Cantigny Park in Wheaton. Ronnie Dunn, a member of co...
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Astronaut aboard space station ‘visits’ Naperville schoolFeb 13, 2013 7:34 am - Orbiting about 250 miles above Earth, NASA astronaut Kevin Ford spends his days working with a crew studying potential cures for osteoporosis. But he’s longing for a gol...
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Tears, applause for pope at last public MassFeb 13, 2013 7:22 am - VATICAN CITY — With a humble “Grazie” as bishops doffed their mitres and applause echoed through St. Peter’s Basilica, a frail Pope Benedict XVI began his long farewell ...
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GOP faults Obama speech for liberalism, hostilityFeb 13, 2013 7:07 am - WASHINGTON — Republicans charged Wednesday that President Barack Obama delivered a State of the Union address studded with tired liberal notions and campaign-style hosti...
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Roy Carr still cutting hair at age 80Feb 13, 2013 7:06 am - OAKLAND — Children first. Roy and Ruth Carr had this philosophy in 1970 when they decided to uproot their family from the Chicago area and move to the small town of Oakl...