All Stories from February 23, 2013 (Change date)
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What does a ‘secure’ border look like?Feb 23, 2013 12:26 pm - Once, the barren mesas and shrub-covered canyons that extend east of the Pacific Ocean held the most popular routes for illegal immigrants heading into the U.S. Dozens a...
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Big studios behind swag-fueled Oscar pushFeb 23, 2013 12:24 pm - LOS ANGELES — Giant coffee table books, iPod Shuffles, signed letters from directors, even “Lincoln” turkey roasting pans. That’s just some of the largesse doled out by ...
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GOP primary key in shaping fractured Palatine Township boardFeb 23, 2013 12:00 pm - Between disagreements over salaries, road district budgets and seemingly simple policies, Palatine Township officials don't often reach a consensus. Tuesday's Republican...
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Jefferson plans get mixed reviews at Dist. 200 forumFeb 23, 2013 11:59 am - A proposed tax increase to finance a $17.6 million bond issue to replace the Jefferson Early Childhood Center in Wheaton is drawing fire from some for its price tag and ...
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Plenty of players’ careers extended thanks to DHFeb 23, 2013 11:40 am - The old adage still stands: if you want your kid to play major-league baseball, make him throw left-handed. And as the last 40 years of American League baseball have sho...
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Cary-Grove’s Hamann 4th in IMFeb 23, 2013 11:04 am - While the time or the place may not have been to the liking of Cary Grove senior Michael Hamann, the fact that he made his own kind of history Saturday was more than sat...
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Man rescued from Hoffman Estates pond after ice breaksFeb 23, 2013 10:13 am - A trio of Hoffman Estates police officers and one of the town’s top firefighters helped rescue a man who’d fallen into a partially frozen pond early Saturday, authoritie...
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Pistorius’ slain girlfriend’s family grieves, wondersFeb 23, 2013 9:18 am - JOHANNESBURG — Far from the courtroom drama that has gripped South Africa, the family of Oscar Pistorius’ slain girlfriend has struggled with its own private deluge of g...
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Grief besets family of Pistorius' slain girlfriendFeb 23, 2013 9:00 am - JOHANNESBURG — Far from the courtroom drama that has gripped South Africa, the family of Oscar Pistorius' slain girlfriend has struggled with its own private deluge of g...
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Rapper, cabbie meet violent end together in VegasFeb 23, 2013 9:00 am - LAS VEGAS — Kenny Cherry was an aspiring rapper who moved from the Bay Area to Las Vegas to pursue his career. His music videos online show him cruising the Strip in his...