All Stories from April 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Dreschler goes deep for GrantApr 27, 2013 3:05 pm - “Bri” didn’t need a breeze. Grant junior outfielder Brianna Dreschler got a hold off a Jenn Claussen fastball Saturday morning and belted it. Her tape-measure home run h...
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Carmel steps lively, nixes NazarethApr 27, 2013 3:04 pm - Keeping his players’ legs fresh through a run of tough games weighs on the mind of Carmel Catholic girls soccer coach John Halloran. The Corsairs are in a stretch where...
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Breyer has shoulder surgery after bike accidentApr 27, 2013 3:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is in a Washington hospital after shoulder replacement surgery following a bicycle accident. Court spokeswoman Kathy Ar...
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Arlington Heights man charged with home invasionApr 27, 2013 2:00 pm - An Arlington Heights man faces charges of armed robbery and a home invasion earlier this month in Hoffman Estates. Jarvis James, of the 3000 block of Lynn Court, was sc...
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'Garza trade' has frustrated Cubs, RaysApr 27, 2013 2:00 pm - We are now one month into the third season since “The Matt Garza Trade.” The only player from that trade currently on an active major-league roster is ... drum roll, ple...
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Elgin trivia contest raises funds for The Literacy ConnectionApr 27, 2013 1:49 pm - Trivia bees are notoriously competitive, but at least one team at The Literacy Connection’s fundraiser Saturday in Elgin was nonchalant about the whole affair. “You can ...
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Ethiopia flies first Dreamliner since groundingApr 27, 2013 1:39 pm - KAMPALA, Uganda — A Boeing 787 operated by Ethiopian Airlines flew from Ethiopia to Kenya’s capital Saturday, the first commercial flight since air safety authorities gr...
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U.S. deploying drones in drug warsApr 27, 2013 1:20 pm - ABOARD THE HIGH SPEED VESSEL SWIFT — Drug smugglers who race across the Caribbean in speedboats will typically jettison their cargo when spotted by surveillance aircraft...
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Bears go for linebacker, tackle on last draft dayApr 27, 2013 1:00 pm - The third day of the NFL draft looked a lot like the first two for the Bears, who devoted their fourth- and fifth-round picks to more linebacker and offensive line help....
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Mom, four kids killed in Georgia fireApr 27, 2013 12:57 pm - NEWNAN, Ga. — A woman and four young children died early Saturday as a fire engulfed a home in west Georgia, and authorities said only an 11-year-old girl who was woken ...