All Stories from February 28, 2013 (Change date)
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Trial set for downstate man accused of burning girlfriendFeb 28, 2013 8:18 am - WEST FRANKFORT — A southern Illinois man accused of dousing his girlfriend with chemicals and setting her on fire will go on trial in April. The (Carbondale) Souther...
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Maine East breaks new ground with spring musical ‘In the Heights’Feb 28, 2013 8:07 am - For diversity and vibrancy of a student population, few suburban high schools compare to Maine East in Park Ridge. Beginning Friday, Maine East’s Fine Arts Department wi...
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Pension cuts fail badly in test votes in Illinois HouseFeb 28, 2013 8:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republicans Thursday refused to participate in test votes on severe public pension cuts and Democrats rejected the proposals harshly. Two pr...
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Mike North video: Underwhelming White SoxFeb 28, 2013 8:00 am - White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn says he wants to have 17 pitchers. Mike North says just give us at least three good ones. He thinks the season looks bleak for a team...
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Jane Goodall to speak at Earth Day conferenceFeb 28, 2013 7:45 am - MADISON, Wis. — British primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an Earth Day conference on April 15 in Madison. Goo...
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First lady brings fitness initiative to Chicago classroomsFeb 28, 2013 7:45 am - CHICAGO — Imagine students learning their ABCs while dancing, or memorizing multiplication tables while doing jumping jacks. Some schools are using both methods of instr...
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Wis. DNR asks anglers to report gill liceFeb 28, 2013 7:45 am - MADISON, Wis. — The state Department of Natural Resources wants trout anglers to report gill lice. The parasitic crustacean attaches to brook trout’s gills, making it ha...
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Packers Hall of Fame gets unique donationFeb 28, 2013 7:45 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — Two photos that contain 96 autographs of the Green Bay Packers 1996 championship team are now part of the team’s Hall of Fame. The photos came from Lar...
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China says U.S.-based hackers target its websitesFeb 28, 2013 7:28 am - BEIJING — China’s military said Thursday that overseas computer hackers targeted two of its websites an average of 144,000 times per month last year, with almost two-thi...
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Lew becomes nation’s 76th Treasury secretaryFeb 28, 2013 7:28 am - WASHINGTON — Jacob Lew was sworn in Thursday as the nation’s 76th Treasury secretary, one day before across-the-board government spending cuts kick in that could hold ba...