All Stories from February 16, 2013 (Change date)
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Visitors get rare glimpse into Wheaton’s First Division MuseumFeb 16, 2013 1:41 pm - At any given time, only about 5 percent of the First Division Museum’s 15,000-plus items are on exhibit. So hundreds of patrons jumped at the chance to get a rare glimps...
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Palatine woman’s death ruled accidentFeb 16, 2013 1:28 pm - The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled the death of a 77-year-old Palatine woman struck by an automobile earlier in the week was accidental, according to a repo...
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Fewer bees a threat to world’s almond supplyFeb 16, 2013 1:11 pm - TURLOCK, Calif. — In an almond orchard in California’s Central Valley, bee inspector Neil Trent pried open a buzzing hive and pulled out a frame to see if it was at leas...
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Batts leads Providence over Notre Dame 71-54Feb 16, 2013 1:08 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Kadeem Batts scored 20 points and Vincent Council had 11 assists to become Providence’s career leader, carrying resurgent Friars over No. 21 Notre Dam...
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Power outage hits Syrian capital, southFeb 16, 2013 1:05 pm - DAMASCUS, Syria — A power outage plunged Damascus and southern Syria into darkness late Saturday, Syria’s state news agency said, while anti-regime activists reported a ...
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Boys basketball/Scouting Fox Valley Class 1-2A postseasonFeb 16, 2013 12:56 pm - Class 2A Byron sectional Westmont regional Pairings: Monday — Game 1) No. 4 Westmont (15-12) vs. No. 5 Lisle (13-14), 6 p.m.; Game 2) No. 3 Aurora Christian (16-11)...
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Girls basketball/Scouting Fox Valley sectionalsFeb 16, 2013 12:56 pm - Class 4A Rockford East sectional Pairings: Monday — Streamwood (21-8) vs. Cary-Grove (23-6), 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday — Huntley (23-6) vs. Machesney Park Harlem (20-5), 7...
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Evanston trips up Dundee-CrownFeb 16, 2013 12:54 pm - Dundee-Crown was poised to reward its small but loyal and vocal contingent of superfans who made the long trek Saturday night to Evanston’s venerable Beardsley Gym. The...
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Cuba, California report possible meteor explosionsFeb 16, 2013 12:23 pm - HAVANA — Cuba apparently experienced a phenomenon similar to but smaller than the meteorite that detonated over Russia this week, island media reported, with startled re...
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Tickets are $100 for “Wishes & Dreams” dinner and auctionFeb 16, 2013 12:04 pm - Today is the last day to RSVP for next weekend’s “Wishes & Dreams,” the 7th annual dinner and auction organized by the South Elgin pediatric cancer foundation Cal’s Ange...