All Stories from February 28, 2013 (Change date)
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Illinois Senate approves Medicaid expansionFeb 28, 2013 6:14 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is one step closer in Illinois. The state Senate passed the expansion 40-19 on...
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Again in state House, no agreement on assault weaponsFeb 28, 2013 6:13 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Chicago officials sparred Thursday with the National Rifle Association and more-conservative, downstate legislators over proposals being considered in the ...
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Woodstock man who pimped out wife guilty of murderFeb 28, 2013 6:00 pm - A McHenry County jury Thursday convicted Timothy S. Smith of first-degree murder for shooting a man who went to Smith's Woodstock home after answering an online ad to ha...
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Tollway transponder perk continuing for now after rulingFeb 28, 2013 6:00 pm - Free rides for Illinois tollway employees will continue for the foreseeable future following a judge's recent ruling. About 75 percent of the Illinois State Toll Highwa...
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Waukegan finds winning pace at ProspectFeb 28, 2013 6:00 pm - For three quarters, Prospect and Waukegan played at a breakneck pace. The Knights were certainly in their comfort zone on their home floor, shooting over 50 percent up t...
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Automatic cuts will have to wait until midnightFeb 28, 2013 5:52 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House says automatic spending reductions set to kick in Friday will be put off until as close to midnight Friday night as possible. Call them the ...
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Richardson quietly leading Illinois’ resurgenceFeb 28, 2013 5:45 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Watching D.J. Richardson play defense at Findlay Prep, coach Todd Simon saw a lot that he liked. But there was one little move, smart and subtle, that really...
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AP Source: NFL salary cap increases to $123 millionFeb 28, 2013 5:43 pm - An NFL Players Association official familiar with the league’s salary-cap negotiations tells The Associated Press the figure for the 2013 season will rise to $123 millio...
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Big spending cuts mark tea party success, and riskFeb 28, 2013 5:41 pm - WASHINGTON — The pending $85 billion in federal spending cuts would seem like a tea partyer’s dream. Why, then, are tea party activists and other conservatives so wary o...
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Rolling Meadows hopes to sizzle downstateFeb 28, 2013 5:39 pm - The room number for Ryan Kirkorsky’s English classroom at Rolling Meadows High School begins with A1. How appropriate is that? Kirkorsky’s basketball team has certainly ...