All Stories from September 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Kerry talks tough in Syria encounter with RussiaSep 12, 2013 8:37 am - GENEVA — Striking a tough tone, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened swiftly convened talks with Russia on Syria’s chemical weapons Thursday by bluntly rejecting a ...
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Editorial: The president’s reasonable opening on Syria crisisSep 12, 2013 8:22 am - We said last Sunday that President Obama has a big and critical job of persuading Congress and the American people of the need for a military strike in Syria. After Tues...
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Military library plans Tuskegee Airmen eventSep 12, 2013 8:20 am - Chicago’s Pritzker Military Library will open a new room dedicated to recording veterans’ stories with a program on the Tuskegee Airmen. The military history library sai...
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Health officials urge preparations for disastersSep 12, 2013 8:20 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois health officials are urging homeowners to make an emergency plan and prepare a supply kit for home during September — National Preparedness Month....
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New teacher contract in Fremont Elementary District 79Sep 12, 2013 8:17 am - Fremont Elementary District 79 teachers and other staffers will receive pay raises averaging about 2 percent over the next four years, under the terms of a new contract....
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IEPA: Seward air, water safe after explosionSep 12, 2013 8:17 am - SEWARD — State regulators say there aren’t long-term environmental impacts from a June fire and explosion at a northern Illinois chemical plant. Illinois Environmental P...
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Massive fire engulfs Chicago warehouseSep 12, 2013 8:16 am - About 400 firefighters battled an overnight warehouse blaze on Chicago’s southwest side. The four-alarm fire began shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday and heavy smoke and fl...
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Cook Co. closer to OKing unclaimed body cremationSep 12, 2013 8:15 am - Cook County officials are examining whether to cremate unclaimed bodies left at the morgue. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the county’s board approved changes to an ordin...
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Naperville man charged with reckless driving, dad accused of trying to take rapSep 12, 2013 8:00 am - A Naperville man is accused of driving his car 124 mph through a residential neighborhood. And his father also is charged for trying to take the rap. Konnor Burns, 24, i...
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Catlin man sees society's changesSep 12, 2013 8:00 am - CATLIN — In Chuck Inman's barber chair, you get a good haircut and a good conversation. This month, Inman is celebrating his 50th year in the tonsorial arts. Actually, h...