All Stories from April 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Quinn hire to market health overhaulApr 15, 2013 7:43 am - Most Illinoisans without health insurance coverage know very little about the federal health care overhaul and how it might help them. It’s Brian Gorman’s challenge to m...
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Inmates, orchestra members perform behind barsApr 15, 2013 7:39 am - Strains of classical music echoed on Sunday — not inside an august concert hall — but in a bleak Chicago jail where the mostly teenage boys await trial on charges rangin...
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Dold being recruited by top GOP to run again in 10thApr 15, 2013 7:36 am - Former Congressman Bob Dold is being actively recruited by top GOP officials to make another bid for Congress. National Republican Committee Chair Greg Walden told the D...
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Iraq attacks kill 36 less than a week before voteApr 15, 2013 7:27 am - BAGHDAD — Insurgents launched what appeared to be a highly coordinated string of attacks across Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 36 and wounding more than 200, a...
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Chavez’s heir to take over divided VenezuelaApr 15, 2013 7:23 am - CARACAS, Venezuela — Hugo Chavez’s hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, has won Venezuela’s presidential election by a stunningly narrow margin that highlights rising ...
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After weeks of N. Korean fury, calm on key holidayApr 15, 2013 7:23 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Koreans celebrated the birthday of their first leader Monday by dancing in plazas and snacking on peanuts, with little hint of the fiery b...
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Death toll rises to 35 in Somalia court attackApr 15, 2013 7:21 am - MOGADISHU, Somalia — The death toll rose Monday to at least 35 killed in the most serious Islamic extremist attack in years on Mogadishu, a government official said. Is...
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Decatur group quilts for WWII veteransApr 15, 2013 7:00 am - DECATUR — Wanda Stickles and the Rock Springs quilters want Central Illinois Honor Flight World War II veterans to keep warm. Their production of 65 lap quilts goes to H...
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Fitness experts need not apply to run these new centersApr 15, 2013 6:47 am - Wauconda resident Brian Cygan, founder of Lake Zurich-based Exercise Coach, said he’s expanding the franchise from 16 to 28 locations nationwide this year. He’s looking...
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Dish Network offering to buy Sprint in $25.5B dealApr 15, 2013 6:42 am - NEW YORK — Dish Network is offering to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal it values at $25.5 billion, saying its bid is superior to that of Japanese phone ...