All Stories from March 12, 2013 (Change date)
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College of Lake County board rejects tuition and fee hikeMar 12, 2013 8:02 am - College of Lake County board members Tuesday night rejected an administration recommendation to raise total tuition and fees for students starting with the fall semester...
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Durbin proposes measures to help wounded veteransMar 12, 2013 7:49 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is proposing two legislative measures that would boost research into orthotics and prosthetics care for service members and veterans. The Democrati...
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Fracking opponents rally at state CapitolMar 12, 2013 7:48 am - SPRINGFIELD — Environmentalists and land owners rallied Tuesday against a proposal that would jump-start hydraulic fracturing in Illinois, saying the drilling practice —...
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Ghost Ships Festival returns to MilwaukeeMar 12, 2013 7:47 am - MILWAUKEE — Scuba divers and archaeologists will converge on Milwaukee this weekend for the 14th Annual Ghost Ships Festival. The festival is set to begin Friday evening...
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Ill. veteran to receive French honorMar 12, 2013 7:46 am - STREATOR — Joseph Panno has been long-recognized as a soldier who fought his way through France during World War II. But a new honor will soon come the Streator resident...
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Author of detective novels to speak at fundraiserMar 12, 2013 7:44 am - SPRINGFIELD — Famed mystery writer Sara Paretsky is booked to speak at a fundraising event next month in Springfield. Southern Illinois University announced Monday that ...
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Automotive student also drag racesMar 12, 2013 7:43 am - MATTOON — Leah Oathout is a quick study. Clocked at speeds about 80 mph, the student at Lake Land College in Mattoon proceeded rapidly with her coursework at the Coles C...
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Lambeau construction on schedule, budgetMar 12, 2013 7:42 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — The majority of the outdoor construction on Lambeau Field’s new south end zone is done. Green Bay Packers officials say the $143 million renovation pr...
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Baby girl latest innocent victim of Chicago gang violenceMar 12, 2013 7:41 am - A 6-month-old girl became the latest innocent victim of Chicago gang violence when a gunman ambushed her father while he was changing her diaper along a South Side stree...
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Rally backs Ind. charter school, voucher programsMar 12, 2013 7:40 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Supporters of Indiana’s charter schools and private school vouchers packed a Statehouse corridor with hundreds of children from those schools for a rally ...