All Stories from April 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Geneva Dist. 304 conducts emergency response drillApr 26, 2013 5:18 pm - The Geneva school district conducted a drill Friday afternoon at Geneva Middle School South to test the emergency response skills of school workers, police officers, fir...
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Normal police rescue 8 ducklings from sewerApr 26, 2013 5:13 pm - Normal police officers have saved eight ducklings from a storm sewer. The rescue happened early Thursday evening when pedestrians saw two distraught ducks near a storm d...
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Daily Herald hosts field trip for Young EntrepreneursApr 26, 2013 5:13 pm - On Wednesday, April 3, five students from the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) at Prospect High School took a field trip to the Daily Herald, to learn about the import...
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Matthew McConaughey says he’s listened to criticsApr 26, 2013 5:00 pm - NEW YORK — Matthew McConaughey, who’s getting praise from critics for his role in the new movie “Mud,” says he’s found a way to make negative reviews a positive learning...
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Highlights of NFL draft's second, third roundsApr 26, 2013 5:00 pm - NEW YORK — Manti Te'o and Geno Smith provided the sizzle previously missing from the NFL draft. Te'o is headed to San Diego, Smith is a Jet, and Radio City Music Hall sh...
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Congress ends controller furloughs; towers still in questionApr 26, 2013 5:00 pm - It's good news for travelers at O'Hare and Midway International Airports as Congress took rare bipartisan action Friday ending furloughs for air traffic controllers. But...
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Stocks stall on tepid economic growthApr 26, 2013 4:53 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market stalled Friday after the U.S. economy didn’t grow as much as hoped and earnings from a handful of big companies failed to rev up investors. T...
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Crosby practices, return from broken jaw uncertainApr 26, 2013 4:39 pm - Associated Press CANONSBURG, Pa. — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby has returned to practice, but his status for next week’s playoff opener remains uncertain. Cros...
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Thunder’s Westbrook out, needs knee surgeryApr 26, 2013 4:38 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook will have surgery to repair cartilage in his right knee and be out indefinitely, dealing a harsh blow to the Oklah...
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Shot driver slams into garage while fleeing gunmanApr 26, 2013 4:31 pm - Chicago police say a driver who was shot several times by a gunman standing on a Far South Side street slammed his car into a garage while trying to flee from the assail...