All Stories from May 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Fox Lake’s Mineola Hotel among 10 ‘most endangered’ state placesMay 01, 2013 6:34 am - SPRINGFIELD — An 1890s orphanage for black children, a theater that thrived in Peoria’s early 20th century heyday and the Chicago home of late blues legend Muddy Waters ...
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AFSCME to take new vote on contractMay 01, 2013 6:33 am - SPRINGFIELD — The largest Illinois government employees’ union will take a second ratification vote on its tentative three-year contract because of a continuing lawsuit ...
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X Games skate away from LA after 11-year run; Chicago among new venuesMay 01, 2013 6:31 am - LOS ANGELES — After an 11-year run, the X Games are skating, riding and revving away from LA. ESPN announced Tuesday that from 2014 to 2016 the U.S. edition of its acti...
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Illinois attorneys nominated to fill U.S. judgeshipsMay 01, 2013 6:28 am - President Barack Obama has nominated three attorneys for federal judgeships in Illinois. Sara Ellis and Andrea Wood were nominated to fill vacancies at the U.S. Distric...
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Events planned at Lewis and Clark Historic SiteMay 01, 2013 6:27 am - HARTFORD — Actors and artisans will bring the Lewis and Clark expedition to life during events this month at the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site north of St. Louis. ...
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2 Chicago-area men to join third man in Ponzi-scheme caseMay 01, 2013 6:26 am - Two Chicago-area men who took part in a multi-million dollar Ponzi-type scheme with another man they met in prison are returning to federal prison after pleading guilty ...
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Iggy and Stooges still have raw powerMay 01, 2013 6:00 am - Iggy and the Stooges, “Ready to Die” (Fat Possum Records) Really, Iggy? Ready to die? Not possible. I always thought it would be you and cockroaches at the end of t...
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Weekend picks: Long Grove Chocolate Fest beginsMay 01, 2013 6:00 am - Bring your sweet tooth Dig in to chocolate treats of many varieties at the annual Long Grove Chocolate Festival in downtown Long Grove, at Robert Park Coffin and Ol...
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Pasta perfect: Elgin's Villa Verone does noodles rightMay 01, 2013 6:00 am - My recent dinner at Villa Verone got off to a bit of a rocky start when our reservation for two was nowhere on the books on a busy Saturday night before an Elgin Symphon...
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Chopped Mexican SaladMay 01, 2013 6:00 am - Dressing ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice 1/3 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon minced cilantro 1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons honey 6 cups...