All Stories from May 21, 2013 (Change date)
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WikiLeaks prosecutor accepts GI’s plea to 1 countMay 21, 2013 11:23 am - FORT MEADE, Md. — Prosecutors say they will accept an Army private’s guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces. Maj. Ashden Fein said Tuesday that...
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Burlington Central cruises past SycamoreMay 21, 2013 11:19 am - Bill Gajewski will be out looking for a new puppy. But his daughter Melanie, Burlington Central’s senior third baseman, will be choosing the breed and the color. A few y...
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AP Sources: Obama OK punting gay immigration ideaMay 21, 2013 11:01 am - WASHINGTON — Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put o...
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Officials: Senators reach deal on high-tech visasMay 21, 2013 11:01 am - WASHINGTON — Leading senators working to resolve a key issue on immigration legislation have agreed to a compromise covering expansion of a high-tech visa program, offic...
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Analysis: Pension cuts might save less than thoughtMay 21, 2013 11:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Number crunchers at the Illinois pension funds say a union-backed plan to cut public employee benefits might not save the cash-strapped state as much money...
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Stolberg was trying to protect wife from herself, defense attorney tells juryMay 21, 2013 11:00 am - Ronald Stolberg intentionally asphyxiated his wife in their Vernon Hills home in 2011 because she was bothering him while he was trying to sleep, a Lake County prosecuto...
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Girlfriend thinks freelancing job not ‘gritty’ enoughMay 21, 2013 10:58 am - Q. I’ve been thinking of asking my girlfriend to marry me after several years of happy and fulfilled dating. The other day, for the first time, my girlfriend expressed t...
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Carol Burnett to win top U.S. humor prize in D.C.May 21, 2013 10:50 am - WASHINGTON — Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch-comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner of the ...
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Lake Park all set to go for fourth straight state titleMay 21, 2013 10:34 am - Essentially not much has changed in the nine weeks since the boys outdoor track season began. The teams are basically who we thought they were. Wheaton North runs fast. ...
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Ill. House committee OKs fracking regulatory billMay 21, 2013 10:34 am - SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois House committee has OK’d a measure to regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in the state. The House Executive Committee voted 11-0 Tuesday...