All Stories from April 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Pacific searched for British man from ailing boatApr 29, 2013 7:38 am - HONOLULU — A U.S. Coast Guard plane from Hawaii and a Navy warship diverted from its journey home searched a remote area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for a British...
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Jefferson County Jail can house ICE detaineesApr 29, 2013 7:27 am - MOUNT VERNON — A southern Illinois county jail can again house U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports that Jef...
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Grant tags Wauconda with 1st Prairie lossApr 29, 2013 7:26 am - Well, you don’t see this very often: Both starting pitchers strike out the side in the first inning, yet allow a 3-run homer by the time the second inning is over. It wa...
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Health officials give cleaning tips after floodsApr 29, 2013 7:24 am - Kane County Health Department officials are advising residents to follow a series of steps to protect themselves against the hazards following a flood. Officials say res...
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Sister of Emanuel’s floor leader hired by CPSApr 29, 2013 7:24 am - Associated Press The sister of a key Chicago City Council member has been hired by Chicago Public Schools to help with the controversial closures of dozens of schools, a...
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Trial in Ill. family’s brutal slaying to startApr 29, 2013 7:24 am - PEORIA — The trial for the first of two brothers charged in the brutal killings of a central Illinois family is slated to begin later in the day. It’s been more than th...
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Illinois’ Hometown Awards now accepting entriesApr 29, 2013 7:23 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is accepting entries for the state’s 31st Annual Hometown Awards. Local governments, schools a...
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5 car bombs kill 26 in Shiite areas across IraqApr 29, 2013 7:14 am - BAGHDAD — Five car bombs exploded Monday in predominantly Shiite cities and districts in central and southern Iraq, killing 26 civilians and wounding dozens, officials s...
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4 killed as bridge collapses in central ThailandApr 29, 2013 7:13 am - BANGKOK — Police say at least four people were killed when a small bridge collapsed near Thailand’s ancient capital of Ayutthaya. Police Col. Jitkasem Sonkham says sever...
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Powerful blast injures up to 40 in PragueApr 29, 2013 7:13 am - PRAGUE — A powerful explosion damaged an office building in the center of the Czech capital, Prague, Monday, injuring up to 40 people. Authorities believe some people ar...