All Stories from May 11, 2013 (Change date)
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W. Illinois nutrition program suffers federal cutsMay 11, 2013 4:15 pm - QUINCY, Ill. — Organizers with the West-Central Illinois Nutrition Project say they’re suffering after $27,000 in federal funding cuts. Project director Gail Murry says ...
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Man convicted in East Peoria killingMay 11, 2013 4:14 pm - PEKIN, Ill. — Jurors in Pekin have convicted a Peoria man of shooting a man to death in East Peoria last June. The Pekin Daily Times reports that 23-year-old James Johns...
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Notable deaths last weekMay 11, 2013 4:05 pm - Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on “The Young and the Restless,” has died. She was 84. “O...
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No. 1 Naperville Central suffers first lossMay 11, 2013 4:02 pm - No. 15 St. Charles North handed No. 1 Naperville Central its first loss in stunning fashion Saturday, scoring 2 runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4...
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14-year-old charged as adult in downstate killingMay 11, 2013 4:00 pm - GRANITE CITY, Ill. — A 14-year-old boy will now face murder charges as an adult in southern Illinois. The boy was originally charged as a juvenile in the shooting death ...
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York back in familiar spot; Glenbard West fourth in SilverMay 11, 2013 3:34 pm - This is the York track program coach Stan Reddel knows. Entering the outdoor season he recalled the 2012 campaign when the Dukes lost the West Suburban Conference Silver...
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Report: IRS brass knew tea party targeted in 2011May 11, 2013 2:35 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog’s upcoming report says senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups in 2011. The disclosure cont...
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Suburban moms campaign for gun controlMay 11, 2013 2:08 pm - Annette Curtis of Arlington Heights calls herself “an accidental advocate.” Somewhat shy by nature, she typically can be found on the sidelines of her daughter’s soccer...
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No worries – Rizzo is doing just fineMay 11, 2013 2:00 pm - Anthony Rizzo is just fine. There were concerns early this season. His strikeout rate was horrific, and his ability to make contact off left-handers was in serious quest...
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Suburbs aren’t immune from human trafficking, experts sayMay 11, 2013 1:51 pm - For six years, the young woman worked faithfully as a nanny for a well-off Elgin couple who took away her identification and passport after luring her to the United Stat...