All Stories from June 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Tri-Cities police reportsJun 05, 2013 2:10 pm - Batavia Ÿ Two landscaping lights were ripped out of the ground and smashed, on the 100 block of Lootens Court, it was reported at 6:45 a.m. June 4. Ÿ A ReMax real e...
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Suburban schools push summer readingJun 05, 2013 2:09 pm - As students all over the suburbs celebrate the onset of summer vacation, local educators are offering them a small but important reminder: Don’t forget to read! Summer r...
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Cheerios stands by TV ad showing mixed-race familyJun 05, 2013 2:06 pm - NEW YORK — A mom sits at her kitchen table when her grade schooler saunters up with a big box of Cheerios. “Mom,” says the girl. “Dad told me Cheerios is good for your h...
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Smoked Turkey DrumsticksJun 05, 2013 2:00 pm - ½ gallon water ½ cup kosher salt ¼ cup dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon dry mustard 4 turkey drumsticks 2 tablespoons o...
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Two crazy stories involving deer crashesJun 05, 2013 1:31 pm - Police in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, report a deer dashed into rush-hour traffic Tuesday and leapt onto a moving motorcycle, knocking the cyclist off — while the animal c...
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Spirit Airlines starts serving wine in cansJun 05, 2013 1:24 pm - NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines is thinking outside of the bottle. The low-cost carrier known for extra fees and cheeky ads is now pouring wine out of aluminum cans. Starting...
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Kane County poised to hire Facebook, outreach consultantsJun 05, 2013 1:18 pm - Growing the number of Kane County volunteers and increasing the number of “Likes” on the county’s Facebook page may soon come at the expense of $64,000 for taxpayers. Co...
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GOP’s Rauner says he’s running for Illinois governorJun 05, 2013 1:13 pm - Republican venture capitalist Bruce Rauner announced his gubernatorial bid for the 2014 election Wednesday, saying he’s the anti-politician the struggling state of Illin...
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Sears employees dress up like Superman, set world recordJun 05, 2013 1:00 pm - Ryan Sherwood has read comic books his whole life and has written two novels in the magical realism genre, but Wednesday was the first time he actually got to be a super...
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Des Plaines council votes to repeal residency clauseJun 05, 2013 1:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen this week voted 5-3 to repeal a requirement that certain city employees, specifically department heads, live in town, a seemingly benign issue that ...