All Stories from March 14, 2013 (Change date)
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Services set for slain babyMar 14, 2013 3:19 pm - A funeral will be held next week for a 6-month-old Chicago girl killed in a shooting that police believe targeted her father. Services for Jonylah Watkins’ are to be hel...
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Quinn: Brother devastated after losing coaching jobMar 14, 2013 3:19 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn says the administration of his alma mater has let down students and alumni by firing his brother, who was a longtime basketball coach. The ...
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Oswego officer charged after disturbance, standoffMar 14, 2013 3:19 pm - An Oswego police officer is being accused of walking into a Channahon pizzeria with his gun tucked into his waistband and shouting at employees while off duty. Police in...
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Expect more short-term Caterpillar layoffs, union saysMar 14, 2013 3:18 pm - PEORIA — A union that represents Caterpillar Inc. workers says short-term layoffs at Peoria-area plants will continue. The layoffs started in January and were expected t...
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Cost of police misconduct surpasses $27 million budgetedMar 14, 2013 3:18 pm - With three new settlements this week and more lawsuits pending, Chicago’s price tag for legal claims against its police force is climbing and has already surpassed the $...
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Possible Commerce pick leaves Chicago school boardMar 14, 2013 3:18 pm - Businesswoman Penny Pritzker resigned from the Chicago Board of Education Thursday amid speculation that the longtime ally to President Barack Obama could be named the n...
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Deaths outpace births in 58 Illinois countiesMar 14, 2013 3:17 pm - CAIRO, Ill. — New census estimates show that more than half of Illinois’ 102 counties have more deaths than births. The census calls it a “natural decrease” that in many...
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Book Bus offers free reads March 16 at Highland schoolMar 14, 2013 3:09 pm - Submitted by U-46 Students will spring into reading their favorite books when the Book Bus stops at Highland Elementary School. The Book Bus is a mobile giveaway book ex...
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7 congressmen support gay marriage in IllinoisMar 14, 2013 3:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Seven Democratic Illinois congressmen are urging support of a gay marriage bill in Springfield. Congressmen Luis Gutierrez, Danny Davis and Mike Quigley ar...
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U-46 parents invited to hear about new state school standardsMar 14, 2013 2:58 pm - Submitted by Elgin Area U46 Elgin School District U-46 will host a series of parent presentations in March and April to help parents become more engaged in their child’s...