All Stories from March 13, 2013 (Change date)
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Pope Francis’ life hasn’t always been simpleMar 13, 2013 4:13 pm - VATICAN CITY — On the streets in Buenos Aires, the stories about the cardinal who would become the first pope from the Americas often include a very ordinary backdrop: T...
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New Levee 37 pumps prevent flooding in Mt. ProspectMar 13, 2013 4:07 pm - The major rainfall and snow melt of last weekend provided the first test for the pumps installed last year at Levee 37 along the Des Plaines River, Mount Prospect Public...
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Joliet diocese to make clergy-abuse records publicMar 13, 2013 4:03 pm - Personnel files of more than a dozen former Diocese of Joliet priests considered sex offenders will be released as part of a settlement between the northern Illinois dio...
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Dist. 54 website honored for transparencyMar 13, 2013 4:03 pm - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54’s website has won a Sunny Award from the editors of Sunshine Review. The award honors the most transparent government websites...
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School holds memorial for 4 teens killed in crashMar 13, 2013 4:02 pm - Wilmington High School held an all-school memorial Wednesday for four students who died when their car skidded off a bridge into an icy creek. The Herald-News in Joliet ...
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Quinn wants appeal of concealed carry rulingMar 13, 2013 4:02 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday that he wants the Illinois attorney general to appeal a federal court ruling that the state’s last-in-the-nation concealed ca...
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Striking workers, U of I to meet with mediatorMar 13, 2013 4:01 pm - CHAMPAIGN — A federal mediator says in an email obtained by The Associated Press that the union representing striking University of Illinois employees and the school hav...
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Teachers strike ends after 9 school days in DixonMar 13, 2013 4:01 pm - The teachers strike in Dixon has ended after students missed nine days of school. The Dixon Education Association and school board reached an agreement on a four-year co...
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Crowds turn out to celebrate new popeMar 13, 2013 4:00 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentines thronged Buenos Aires's cathedral in central Plaza de Mayo square, where some knelt to pray and others wept for joy, after Cardinal ...
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Bartlett’s Zierke out for seasonMar 13, 2013 3:50 pm - The Bartlett softball team this season will be without one of its top players from the Hawks’ 32-9 Class 4A state runner-up team of 2012. Senior catcher Kaylyn Zierke, w...