All Stories from July 15, 2013 (Change date)
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No bond for Chicago grandmother in 8-year-old’s deathJul 15, 2013 7:16 am - A 51-year-old Chicago woman is being held without bond for the strangulation and beating death of her 8-year-old granddaughter. Helen Ford is charged with first-degree m...
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Taste of Chicago attendance increases this yearJul 15, 2013 7:16 am - Organizers say attendance was up about 25 percent at this year’s Taste of Chicago food and entertainment festival. The five-day event drew 1.5 million people to downtown...
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Fla. motorcycle racer dies after hitting 285 mphJul 15, 2013 7:16 am - LIMESTONE, Maine — A motorcycle racer trying to top 300 mph died Sunday after losing control and zooming off a runway at a former air base in northern Maine. Bill Warner...
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Canton church celebrates 180 yearsJul 15, 2013 7:15 am - CANTON, Ill. — A church in west-central Illinois that’s survived fires and a tornado is celebrating a big birthday with special events later this year. The First Baptis...
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Courts will treat Asiana passengers differentlyJul 15, 2013 7:15 am - SAN FRANCISCO — When the courts have to figure compensation for people aboard Asiana Airlines Flight 214, the potential payouts will probably be vastly different for Ame...
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Largest Illinois ash tree being treated for diseaseJul 15, 2013 7:15 am - CLINTON, Ill. — The largest ash tree in Illinois is being treated to protect it from the invasive emerald ash borer. The tree is in the central Illinois community of Cli...
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Famed Katmai brown bears ready for season 2Jul 15, 2013 7:15 am - KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska — Stars snarling at each other, mate swapping, dominant males posturing and establishing their territory. It’s not quite “Jerse...
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N.Y. rabbi accused of trying to pull over motoristsJul 15, 2013 7:13 am - MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Some drivers in the suburbs north of New York City were startled when they saw a man waving his arms, honking his horn and flashing a silver badge in ...
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Zimmerman acquittal stirs protest in Calif. citiesJul 15, 2013 7:13 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Protesters in Los Angeles and Oakland blocked traffic and clashed with police in a day of protests in California against the acquittal of George Zimmerma...
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Ex-Goldman Sachs trader faces New York SEC civil trialJul 15, 2013 6:55 am - NEW YORK — A judge presiding over the civil trial of a former Goldman Sachs trader accused of misleading investors about the true prospects of their bet on a package of ...