All Stories from September 27, 2013 (Change date)
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4-year-old becomes college 'kid'Sep 27, 2013 8:00 am - QUINCY — Not too long ago, 4-year-old Alexa Mosley was watching “Toy Story 3” and grew curious when Andy went off to college, leaving Buzz Lightyear and the rest of his ...
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Demolition of flood-prone Gurnee Grade School begins MondaySep 27, 2013 8:00 am - There will be some sentimental goodbyes, but for the most part, razing the Gurnee Grade School will be celebrated as a solution to a decades-old problem. “Quite honestly...
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Computer failure causes Metra North line delaysSep 27, 2013 8:00 am - At least three trains on Metra's Union Pacific North line from Chicago to Kenosha are delayed this morning because of a “system-wide computer failure,” according to a Me...
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Tdap vaccine shortage may affect Illinois schoolsSep 27, 2013 7:59 am - Illinois education officials are informing schools about a national shortage of a vaccine that’s required for students in grades six through 12. The Illinois State Board...
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Coroner: Dental records ID woman killed in plane crashSep 27, 2013 7:00 am - The Will County coroner's office has used dental records to formally identify the body of Jayanthy Venguswamy, one of two people killed when a small plane crashed Wednes...
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School security guard dies attempting to end fightSep 27, 2013 7:00 am - School security guard dies attempting to end fight
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FAA to weigh easing limits on electronic devicesSep 27, 2013 6:51 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration will begin considering a recommendation next week that it ease restrictions on airline passengers’ use of smartphones, t...
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Climate panel: warming ‘extremely likely’ man-madeSep 27, 2013 6:44 am - STOCKHOLM — Scientists can now say with extreme confidence that human activity is the dominant cause of the global warming observed since the 1950s, a new report by an i...
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Preparing for shutdown, government plans furloughsSep 27, 2013 6:33 am - WASHINGTON — More than a third of federal workers would be told to stay home if the government shuts down, forcing the closure of national parks from California to Maine...
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Detroit’s Packard plant could be sold for $21,000Sep 27, 2013 6:32 am - A former car plant that’s a symbol of Detroit’s industrial decline could be sold for as little as $21,000 after failing to get bids in an initial public auction. The Det...