All Stories from April 16, 2013 (Change date)
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Baby giraffe gets first outside look at Brookfield ZooApr 16, 2013 5:51 pm - After a long winter cooped up inside, Dave is getting his first taste of the outside world — and he’s running with it. The 5-month-old giraffe seemed unfazed by the chil...
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Sox hitters finally show some patienceApr 16, 2013 5:48 pm - The White Sox finally tested their own patience Tuesday night. It paid off. The Sox entered the game with 18 walks on the season, far and away the fewest in baseball. Oa...
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Tennessee man gets 5 years in commodities caseApr 16, 2013 5:42 pm - A Tennessee man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for making unauthorized wheat futures trades through the Chicago Board of Trade causing MF Global Inc....
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Doctors, hospital executives accused of kickback schemeApr 16, 2013 5:41 pm - At least two doctors at a Chicago hospital endangered patients by intentionally over-sedating them and performing unnecessary tracheotomies in a bid to boost profits, a ...
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Chicago Teachers Union to register votersApr 16, 2013 5:17 pm - The Chicago Teachers Union says it is launching a voter-registration drive in the hopes of ousting Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Union President Karen Lewis has battled Emanuel du...
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Member of Elk Grove burglary ring pleads guiltyApr 16, 2013 5:17 pm - The last of an Elk Grove Village burglary ring — whose members authorities say committed more than 60 break-ins — pleaded guilty earlier this month. In exchange for Rya...
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Homeless man sentenced in assault on 82-year-oldApr 16, 2013 5:17 pm - A 30-year prison sentence has been handed down to a homeless man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an 82-year-old woman who helped him with food and money in the...
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Grilled cheese contest April 27Apr 16, 2013 5:16 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Think you can make a mean grilled cheese sandwich? Here’s your chance to find out. The second annual Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship will be held A...
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Doctors ask for medical marijuana legalizationApr 16, 2013 5:15 pm - Nearly 250 Illinois physicians put their names behind a proposal Tuesday that would legalize marijuana for patients with serious illnesses, hoping to give a boost to the...
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Madigan’s campaign funds are triple Quinn’sApr 16, 2013 5:15 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan raised more than $800,000 in political funds compared to $565,000 for Gov. Pat Quinn in the first three months of th...