All Stories from April 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Family: We sought help for accused ricin mailerApr 19, 2013 10:24 am - OXFORD, Miss. — The family of a man accused of mailing ricin-tainted letters to the president and a U.S. senator says they have tried for years to get him help for his m...
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Playoff starter Mohammed touts ‘master plan’Apr 19, 2013 10:23 am - Nazr Mohammed showed a good sense of humor about going from a rarely used benchwarmer to playoff starter during the course of the season. “It was a master plan,” Mohamme...
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Road closures make it difficult commuting arround GurneeApr 19, 2013 10:22 am - While Des Plaines River flooding is concentrated in one area of Gurnee, the closure of local roads and major thoroughfares is spreading. Village officials say Route 41 i...
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Noah could miss Bulls’ playoff openerApr 19, 2013 10:22 am - An entire year has passed and the Bulls find themselves essentially in the same situation they were 12 months ago: Missing Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah in the first roun...
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Vernon Hills man discovers sink hole on propertyApr 19, 2013 10:17 am - Mike Finkelman said he may have the first sinkhole ever recorded in Vernon Hills. The 3-foot by 3-foot hole on the 900 block of Saugatuck Trail is “pretty deep”, Finkel...
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Cleanup begins at Lombard parks, homesApr 19, 2013 10:16 am - Park district officials are joining Lombard residents in flood cleanup efforts Friday morning, as waters in the nearby Salt Creek and DuPage River East Branch begin to r...
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AG, FBI director brief Obama on bombing probeApr 19, 2013 10:16 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama was briefed for an hour Friday morning on the developments in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation. Vice President Joe Biden al...
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Unemployment rates fell in 26 US states in MarchApr 19, 2013 10:10 am - WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in more than half the U.S. states in March even as job growth slowed. Rates fell largely because many of those out of work stopped l...
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Lincolnshire’s Marriott still closed after floodingApr 19, 2013 10:06 am - The Marriott Lincolnshire Resort remained closed Friday following a blackout and significant flooding from the nearby Des Plaines River. At one point, the water on Marri...
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Some Wheaton roads remain closedApr 19, 2013 10:05 am - Numerous Wheaton streets remained closed on Friday because of flooding, city officials said. Motorists are urged to use caution and to not drive through flooded areas. T...