All Stories from June 26, 2013 (Change date)
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NTSB: No answers yet on Wheeling plane crashJun 26, 2013 7:00 pm - NTSB says investigation is ongoing in Wheeling
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Texas carries out its 500th execution since 1982Jun 26, 2013 6:49 pm - HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Texas marked a solemn moment in criminal justice Wednesday evening, executing its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 19...
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Recollections from hundreds of executions in TexasJun 26, 2013 6:49 pm - HUNTSVILLE, Texas — About once every three weeks, I watch someone die. Beginning in 1984 when I arrived in Texas for The Associated Press, I’ve been just a few feet awa...
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Unlikely RTA could scuttle Metra severance packageJun 26, 2013 6:38 pm - Even as the RTA enters the chorus of disapproval surrounding the generous severance package given to former Metra CEO Alex Clifford, it’s unsure whether the oversight ag...
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Was first curveball thrown 2 million years ago?Jun 26, 2013 6:38 pm - NEW YORK — It’s a big year for throwing. The greatest closer in baseball history, Mariano Rivera of the Yankees, is retiring. Aroldis Chapman, the overpowering Cincinnat...
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Hawks’ Kane brings Cup to Letterman showJun 26, 2013 6:30 pm - Patrick Kane on Wednesday brought the Stanley Cup to New York, where David Letterman sat down with the Blackhawks’ playoff MVP for a chat during a taping of “Late Show.”...
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Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County offering free compost workshopsJun 26, 2013 6:30 pm - Submitted by the village of Hoffman Estates The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) is sponsoring two upcoming workshops for residents that live in a SWA...
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Forklift mishap causes fire scare in AddisonJun 26, 2013 6:27 pm - A forklift crashed into an electrical panel Wednesday morning at Mauser Corp. in Addison, knocking out power to parts of the building and causing some smoke. Addison fir...
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IDOT working to replace Algonquin trees it downed for bypassJun 26, 2013 6:23 pm - As the Illinois Department of Transportation continues building the Western Algonquin Bypass, more than 40 acres of trees have been removed in its wake, an official has ...
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Kane County courts need more cash to pay for interpreters, jurorsJun 26, 2013 5:57 pm - Pay me now or pay me later, but you will pay me was the message by administrators of Kane County’s court system who delivered a bill for nearly $200,000 in unbudgeted ex...