All Stories from June 7, 2013 (Change date)
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Old state prison could burn alternative fuelJun 07, 2013 4:19 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A 140-year-old Illinois prison housing some of the state’s toughest criminals could one day be home to a modern and ecologically friendly power generator. ...
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Quinn blames legislature for unresolved pension crisisJun 07, 2013 4:18 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn sought Friday to pin responsibility for solving Illinois’ nearly $100 billion pension crisis squarely on the General Assembly, saying lawmakers must “do t...
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Mom gives birth in hospital drivewayJun 07, 2013 4:18 pm - Melissa Jones almost made it. The South suburban mom was heading to the hospital to give birth. She got as far as the hospital’s driveway, but her daughter just wasn’t ...
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New math pages suggest Lincoln had more educationJun 07, 2013 4:17 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Two math-notebook pages recently authenticated as belonging to Abraham Lincoln suggest the 16th president, who was known to downplay his formal education, ma...
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Government recommends 4 years for Jesse Jackson Jr.Jun 07, 2013 4:17 pm - WASHINGTON — Prosecutors on Friday recommended four years in prison for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., following his guilty plea this year on criminal charges that he en...
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Nicaragua fast-tracks huge projectJun 07, 2013 4:04 pm - MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua is trying to revive a centuries-old dream of building an inter-ocean canal, a project experts say could take 11 years to build, cost $40 b...
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Stocks jump as jobs growth hits ‘Goldilocks’ numberJun 07, 2013 4:03 pm - NEW YORK — Steady growth in hiring last month sent the stock market sharply higher Friday. U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in May, slightly more than the 170,000 forec...
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Man kills 4 in Calif. before police shoot him deadJun 07, 2013 4:00 pm - SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A man with a semi-automatic rifle killed at least four people and wounded several others Friday as he carried out a deadly rampage across several...
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York hits its first bump in state roadJun 07, 2013 4:00 pm - EAST PEORIA — Isabella Jaeger fielded the slow roller, then met Minooka's Marissa Burns in a fierce collision along the first-base line. York's sophomore first baseman g...
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In the clutch, it's Taylor again for Glenbard SouthJun 07, 2013 4:00 pm - EAST PEORIA — Hannah Taylor is as cool, calm and even-keeled as a teenage kid comes. When you're this clutch, what's to worry about? The author of the game-winning hit i...