All Stories from May 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Trailer carrying 38,000 pounds of trail mix crashes in ElmhurstMay 28, 2013 4:51 pm - A tractor-trailer carrying 38,000 pounds of trail mix rolled over Monday, closing the Route 83 ramp to eastbound I-290 in Elmhurst for about 3½ hours, police said. The ...
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White Sox’ Santiago quietly shows his kindnessMay 28, 2013 4:27 pm - White Sox pitcher Hector Santiago throws a screwball, but that’s not what makes him somewhat unique among his major-league peers. With so many games and so much off-seas...
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Fire breaks out aboard Royal Caribbean cruise shipMay 27, 2013 5:52 pm - BALTIMORE — A fire that broke out aboard a Royal Caribbean ship Monday did enough damage that the rest of the cruise was canceled and company said the more than 2,200 pa...
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All-clear given after Brooklyn Bridge closureMay 27, 2013 6:37 pm - NEW YORK — New York City police have given an all-clear after an abandoned vehicle closed the Brooklyn Bridge at the tail end of the Memorial Day long weekend. Police sa...
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Hotel magnate, Mo. philanthropist Hammons diesMay 28, 2013 7:28 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — John Q. Hammons’ first business went bust, saddling him with debt. Yet the son of a poor Missouri dairy farmer paid it off within two years and turned...
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Bartlett, South Elgin ready for sectional testsMay 28, 2013 8:02 pm - If the stars align properly, the possibility exists for an all-Elgin Area School District U-46 Class 4A sectional softball championship game at St. Charles East on Satur...
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Industry giant GE aims to improve frackingMay 28, 2013 7:28 am - PITTSBURGH — One of America’s corporate giants is investing billions of dollars in the new boom of oil and gas drilling, or fracking. General Electric Co. is opening a n...
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North Korea relaxes controls on salariesMay 28, 2013 7:28 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea relaxed state control of salaries last month, a government economist said, outlining a change in policy intended to boost production...
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Valeant to buy Bausch + Lomb for $8.7 billionMay 28, 2013 7:28 am - Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals said Monday that it will pay $8.7 billion to buy Bausch + Lomb, one of the world’s best-known makers of contact lenses, in a m...
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Palatine Park District seeks volunteers to clean up trailMay 27, 2013 5:42 pm - In recognition of National Trails Day, the Palatine Park District Environmental Committee will host a community cleanup of the Palatine Hills Trail from 9 a.m. to noon S...