All Stories from May 6, 2013 (Change date)
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`Very slightly radioactive water' enters Lake MichiganMay 06, 2013 4:00 pm - DETROIT — Seventy-nine gallons of “very slightly radioactive water” from a leaky tank at the troubled Palisades Nuclear Power Plant spilled into Lake Michigan, a Nuclear...
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Former W. Aurora student drops lawsuit over expulsionMay 06, 2013 3:52 pm - A former West Aurora High School student, who sued the school district earlier this year arguing he was unfairly expelled after a teacher confiscated his phone in fall 2...
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Judson celebrates 69th commencementMay 06, 2013 3:48 pm - Judson University celebrated the accomplishments of almost 200 graduates Saturday between its two commencement ceremonies. Officials awarded 161 Bachelor of Arts degrees...
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Dart proposes concealed-carry ordinance for Cook CountyMay 06, 2013 3:34 pm - Cook County’s sheriff is proposing a countywide concealed-carry ordinance, saying if state lawmakers don’t pass a law by next month as a federal court has ordered, Illin...
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Father, son accused of trying to aid N. KoreaMay 06, 2013 3:33 pm - A Taiwanese businessman long suspected of ties to North Korea and a son who lives in Glenview have been charged in Chicago with seeking to bypass a U.S. ban on the expor...
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Ex-Dixon comptroller moved to Chicago jailMay 06, 2013 3:33 pm - A former Dixon comptroller sentenced this year for stealing nearly $54 million from her community has been transferred to a federal jail in downtown Chicago. The Bureau...
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State opens grant process for health guidesMay 06, 2013 3:33 pm - The race is on in Illinois for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance. Gov. Pat Quinn’s office announced Monday a competitive gra...
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Illinois commission cuts student grant moneyMay 06, 2013 3:32 pm - NORMAL, Ill. — The Illinois Student Assistance Commission is making a 10 percent cut in grants given through its Monetary Awards Program after a shortage of money caused...
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McLaughlin sworn in as Barrington Hills presidentMay 06, 2013 3:31 pm - Barrington Hills got its ninth village president Monday — and its second named McLaughlin — as newly elected Martin McLaughlin took the oath of office. He succeeded Robe...
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‘Common good’ can revive common decencyMay 06, 2013 3:24 pm - The Rev. Jim Wallis is a man of the left — perhaps the defining figure of the evangelical left. So it is not surprising that I should find some of the policy views expre...