All Stories from May 14, 2013 (Change date)
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Galesburg student earns perfect ACT scoreMay 14, 2013 7:36 am - GALESBURG — A junior student at Galesburg High School has scored a perfect 36 on the ACT. Catharine Leahy says she took the test on her 17th birthday in February at Carl...
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Little boy joins elite police unitMay 14, 2013 7:35 am - BENTON — A visit to a special police training exercise made Eli Levandowski-Gifford’s day. Eli, a Benton first-grader who was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic neuroe...
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J.J. Abrams boldly going from ‘Trek’ to ‘Star Wars’May 14, 2013 7:29 am - LONDON — J.J. Abrams is master of one universe — and he’s about to try conquering another. The director who rebooted “Star Trek” for a new generation, sending the USS En...
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How and why of Angelina Jolie's double mastectomyMay 14, 2013 7:00 am - Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie announced on Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene that significantly raised her risk of breast...
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Animal shelter and adoption facility coming to PalatineMay 14, 2013 7:00 am - Despite concerns from a few neighboring businesses over noise and odors, an animal shelter and adoption facility has received unanimous approval to open in Palatine. Bar...
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Not a Gacy victim, but DNA identifies teen's remainsMay 14, 2013 7:00 am - The remains of a New Jersey teen missing since 1972 have been identified, thanks to the machinery put into place to identify the remaining unidentified victims of John W...
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Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting adsMay 14, 2013 6:57 am - NEW YORK — The country’s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s “...
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LinkedIn looks to build on its impressive resumeMay 14, 2013 6:57 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded co...
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Airbus sales drive Q1 profits at parent companyMay 14, 2013 6:50 am - PARIS — European aerospace company EADS said strong deliveries by airplane maker Airbus helped drive higher earnings in the first quarter and laid out the hope that the ...
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Oak Grove Junior High variety show May 16May 14, 2013 6:49 am - Oak Grove Junior High School students will perform “Broadway, The Oak Grove Way Variety Show” at 4 and 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16 in the school gymnasium, 1700 O’Plaine Roa...