All Stories from February 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Not much urgency to avoid automatic spending cutsFeb 19, 2013 5:20 pm - WASHINGTON — Ten days before a new deadline for broad, automatic government spending cuts, the sense of urgency that surrounded other recent fiscal crises is absent. Gov...
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White House tries to keep immigration on trackFeb 19, 2013 5:17 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House sought to keep delicate immigration negotiations on track Tuesday as a key Republican senator further distanced himself from a draft bill Pr...
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Family dog locked up during Arlington Hts. burglariesFeb 19, 2013 5:09 pm - The family dog was shut in a basement office in one of three similar burglaries in one night in one area of Arlington Heights, police said. Items taken in the burglaries...
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Marathon registration suspended for several daysFeb 19, 2013 5:00 pm - Registration for this fall's Chicago Marathon began Tuesday, but problems with the registration provider caused signup to be suspended. About 15,000 spots remain open, ...
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Dist. 220 approves teacher raises averaging 3.3 percentFeb 19, 2013 5:00 pm - Barrington Unit District 220 board members Tuesday voted 5-1 to approve a three-year teachers contract that generally gave the district's more than 700 teachers an annua...
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Oak Brook banker receives year sentenceFeb 19, 2013 4:52 pm - An 82-year-old banker from Oak Brook was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Tuesday for falsifying personal loan information that cost his former bank almost $700,0...
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Des Plaines chamber to host candidates forumFeb 19, 2013 4:48 pm - The Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host a candidates forum with the three Des Plaines mayoral hopefuls — former mayor Tony Arredia, 3rd Ward Alderman ...
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Jesse Jackson Jr., wife to appear in court WednesdayFeb 19, 2013 4:37 pm - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, are to appear in federal court Wednesday to answer criminal charges in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in ca...
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U.S., Iran find common ground: Olympic wrestlingFeb 19, 2013 4:30 pm - TEHRAN, Iran — The caretakers of the Olympics may have inadvertently accomplished what has eluded diplomats: Galvanizing Iran and the U.S. on a common goal. Wrestling of...
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Will Rolling Meadows grocery and mall succeed?Feb 19, 2013 4:29 pm - Grocery stores are coveted anchors for strip malls, but no developer would woo one unless he thought the store would succeed, says a Chicago retail consultant. And succe...