All Stories from June 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Strong storms blow through suburbsJun 12, 2013 3:47 pm - Heavy storms brought large hail, strong winds and significant amounts of rain through the suburbs Wednesday evening, and severe weather warnings continued late into the ...
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Chicago man dies in Calumet RiverJun 12, 2013 3:42 pm - Authorities say one man died and another was rescued from the Calumet River on Chicago’s far South Side. The 39-year-old was pulled from the 15 feet of water on Tuesday ...
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Another downstate prosecutor OKs concealed carryJun 12, 2013 3:42 pm - ST. LOUIS — A second Illinois prosecutor has decided to let his county’s residents carry concealed weapons even as the governor weighs whether to allow it statewide, ref...
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Nobel Prize-winning economist diesJun 12, 2013 3:42 pm - Robert W. Fogel, a University of Chicago economist whose study of the economics of slavery sparked a furious debate in academia and later helped garner him a Nobel Prize...
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Group wants gas tax tied to price of fuelJun 12, 2013 3:41 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois transit advocates want to tie a tax on gasoline to the price at the pump as part of an aggressive fundraising effort to get a toehold on what they...
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Madigan plans new vote on his pension planJun 12, 2013 3:40 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is planning a fresh vote on his plan to overhaul the public-employee pension system, despite a request by the govern...
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Pill-based abortions resume in WisconsinJun 12, 2013 3:39 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Women can now get medication-induced abortions at Wisconsin clinics after a Dane County judge blocked a recent state law from restricting that procedure....
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ESO’s new music director introduced to communityJun 12, 2013 3:04 pm - Conductor Andrew Grams called the chance to lead the Elgin Symphony Orchestra the greatest honor of his life Wednesday night during the formal announcement party in Elgi...
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Free summer concerts starting in Des PlainesJun 12, 2013 3:04 pm - The Des Plaines Park District’s 2013 Live at the Lake Summer Entertainment Series returns to Lake Park this year, with a five-week lineup of free Thursday evening outdoo...
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DuPage organization offers hope and supportJun 12, 2013 2:38 pm - CareNet of DuPage counsels women with unplanned pregnancies