All Stories from April 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Ebert was first film critic to win PulitzerApr 04, 2013 4:12 pm - Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize- winning film critic famous for his thumbs-up, thumbs-down method of judging movies, has died. He was 70. He died Thursday in Chicago fol...
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Life sentence in killing of Curry’s ex, daughterApr 04, 2013 4:11 pm - A Chicago attorney was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the slayings of former NBA center Eddy Curry’s ex-girlfriend and infant daughter four years ago. Cook Cou...
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Stocks move higher on Wall Street; Best Buy soarsApr 04, 2013 4:09 pm - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average closed higher Thursday, regaining half of its plunge the day before, as buyers returned to the market. The Dow rose 55.76 poi...
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Dist. 303 candidates debate impact of new federal standardsApr 04, 2013 4:04 pm - National curriculum standards divided St. Charles Unit District 303 candidates this week at the only public forum for them to voice their views. The new, national Common...
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Looking for a field, teams find a gem in Lee Pfund StadiumApr 04, 2013 4:03 pm - Some things just seem impossible. Playing baseball early last week in the western suburbs certainly falls in that category. But while most teams struggled to make playab...
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Fox Lake mayoral candidates spar over businessApr 04, 2013 4:00 pm - Fox Lake mayoral candidate Donny Schmit said he has heard from business up and down Route 12 and Grand Avenue that the current administration has left them behind. But,...
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Sciarrone: End fireworks show in Island Lake until finances improveApr 04, 2013 4:00 pm - Island Lake trustee candidate Tony Sciarrone favors stopping the town's annual fireworks show until after village officials “get our fiscal house in order.” Other candid...
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Probation for Mount Prospect man charged with theftsApr 04, 2013 4:00 pm - A Cook County judge sentenced a 29-year-old Mount Prospect man to 12 months probation this week in exchange for his guilty plea to stealing merchandise from drugstores i...
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Royals' Guthrie befuddles SoxApr 04, 2013 4:00 pm - The White Sox beat the Royals' new starting pitchers — ace James Shields and Ervin Santana — in the first two games of the season-opening series at U.S. Cellular Field. ...
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Concert to salute songs of the Academy AwardsApr 04, 2013 3:59 pm - The Northwest Suburban Community Concert Association, in partnership with District 214 Community Education, will hold its fourth and final concert of the 2012-2013 seaso...