All Stories from June 28, 2013 (Change date)
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Texas woman indicted in ricin letter-to-Obama caseJun 28, 2013 12:00 pm - TEXARKANA, Texas — A Texas woman was indicted Friday on charges that she sent ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in an at...
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Lake Ellyn's Cardboard Regatta sets sail in Glen EllynJun 28, 2013 12:00 pm - If anyone knows what makes a good cardboard boat, it's Jim Craig. Craig has participated in Lake Ellyn's Cardboard Regatta in Glen Ellyn for 12 years and has competed in...
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Moving Picture: Yogi brings ancient teachings to Arlington Hts.Jun 28, 2013 12:00 pm - Yogi Ram comes from a long line of yogis. "My father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather, all were yogis. Even my mother," Ram says, "So, I've been raised as a yogi (...
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Damaged Gettysburg statue returns for anniversaryJun 28, 2013 11:55 am - GETTYSBURG, Pa. — A statue of a Union soldier on the Gettysburg battlefield damaged by high winds is back on its post in time for the commemoration of the 150th annivers...
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Toews on celebration: ‘Absolutely unbelievable’Jun 28, 2013 11:52 am - For the second time in four years, a crowd estimated by the city of Chicago at more than two million people helped the Blackhawks celebrate a Stanley Cup championship on...
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Two car dealerships leaving Elgin, one comingJun 28, 2013 11:30 am - Two car dealerships are leaving Elgin, but that loss is expected to be partially offset by a new dealership coming to town, officials said. Woody Buick GMC will be closi...
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Elgin man found guilty in sexual assault trialJun 28, 2013 11:30 am - A Cook County judge found an Elgin man guilty on charges that he sexually abused a girl over about 2½ years beginning when she was 12 years old. “There is no victory wo...
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Tire bandit gets 5 years for Naperville theftJun 28, 2013 11:00 am - A Chicago man suspected in a tri-state tire-theft spree was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for hitting a Naperville car dealership last year. Joshua Griffith,...
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Clashes as Egypt leader’s backers, foes rallyJun 28, 2013 10:58 am - CAIRO — Thousands of backers and opponents of Egypt’s Islamist president held competing rallies in the capital Friday and new clashes erupted between the two sides in th...
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Using a reverse mortgage to avoid impoverishment: first of twoJun 28, 2013 10:53 am - Retirement has become a frightening prospect for millions of Americans who haven’t made adequate financial preparation for it, yet face the likelihood of living much lon...