All Stories from February 16, 2013 (Change date)
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Notable deaths last weekFeb 16, 2013 3:54 pm - William Watts Biggers, the co-creator of the cartoon “Underdog,” the mild-mannered canine shoeshine boy who turned into a caped superhero to rescue his girlfriend, Sweet...
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Car crashes into Streamwood home’s basementFeb 16, 2013 3:29 pm - Geraldine Gibb had just come upstairs from the basement of her Streamwood home about 2 p.m. Saturday when she heard an incredible noise. A Chevy Monte Carlo, driven by a...
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After 17 years, GM unveils new muscle carFeb 16, 2013 3:14 pm - DETROIT — For those who like to drive fast but still haul people, Chevrolet is reviving the big rear-wheel-drive muscle car sedan. The General Motors brand plans to unve...
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Report questions FAA’s airline safety promiseFeb 16, 2013 3:13 pm - WASHINGTON — Since a deadly airline crash in 2009, the government hasn’t kept its promise to ensure that major airlines are holding their smaller partners to the same sa...
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No central agency oversees, inspects cruise shipsFeb 16, 2013 3:11 pm - MIAMI — A byzantine maze of maritime rules and regulations, fragmented oversight and a patchwork quilt of nations that do business with cruise lines make it tough for co...
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Dundee-Crown’s Griggel takes 4th at stateFeb 16, 2013 2:02 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Ask Ray Griggel if if it wasn’t for bad luck then you wouldn’t have any at all applies to him and the Dundee-Crown senior might just have to agree. After all...
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Danica Patrick fastest in Daytona 500 practiceFeb 16, 2013 2:00 pm - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — If two practices are any indication, Danica Patrick is a solid candidate to win the pole for the Daytona 500. Patrick turned the fastest lap Satur...
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Exhibit impresses Lego show visitors in WheatonFeb 16, 2013 1:43 pm - Walk into the DuPage County Historical Museum this weekend, and you’re bound to see one wide-eyed spectator after the next, arms stretched out to point at one of countle...
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Blue leads No. 18 Marquette past No. 16 PittFeb 16, 2013 1:42 pm - MILWAUKEE — Vander Blue scored 19 points to lead No. 18 Marquette to a 79-69 victory over No. 16 Pittsburgh on Saturday. Blue was 7 of 8 from the field and 3 for 4 on fr...
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DePaul defeats Rutgers 75-69Feb 16, 2013 1:42 pm - ROSEMONT — Worrel Clahar scored 19 points to lead DePaul to a 75-69 victory over Rutgers on Saturday, snapping the Blue Demons’ nine-game losing streak. Brandon Young ad...