All Stories from October 13, 2013 (Change date)
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Even Kane’s friends are fans of Chicago nowOct 13, 2013 6:03 pm - There was a time when Patrick Kane dreamed of playing in his hometown of Buffalo for the Sabres. That was before his life changed in 2007 when the Blackhawks made him th...
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‘Gravity’ beats Hanks’ ‘Captain Phillips’ at box officeOct 13, 2013 5:30 pm - LOS ANGELES — “Gravity” won’t be held down. The Warner Bros. astronaut adventure directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney landed in the ...
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Libertyville-area fire under investigationOct 13, 2013 5:24 pm - Officials are investigating a house fire that took place Saturday night in an unincorporated area near Libertyville and resulted in injuries to one firefighter. Accordin...
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Visitors get a taste of ‘Mild West’ at DanadaOct 13, 2013 4:46 pm - The public was treated to a tamer version of the Wild West at the Danada Fall Festival on Sunday at the Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton. In the arena, cowboys on hor...
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Furloughed workers pinching pennies, volunteeringOct 13, 2013 4:24 pm - They’re experienced research engineers and park rangers still in college, attorneys who enforce environmental regulations and former soldiers who took civilian jobs with...
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Social Security raise to be among lowest in yearsOct 13, 2013 4:18 pm - WASHINGTON — For the second straight year, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect historically small increases in thei...
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Shutdown driving debate over role of governmentOct 13, 2013 4:18 pm - WASHINGTON — The lingering federal shutdown is transforming a musty debate over the role of government in America into a coast-to-coast, prime-time reality show. With la...
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Reid: Soft-spoken, combative Obama partner vs GOPOct 13, 2013 4:18 pm - WASHINGTON — Harry Reid, the soft-spoken but pugilistic Senate majority leader, didn’t wait for White House officials to declare their view of high-stakes talks over the...
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Hope remains for global recovery beyond US impasseOct 13, 2013 4:17 pm - WASHINGTON — Worries about a possible U.S. debt default cast a pall over weekend meetings of global financial leaders in Washington. But they ended with some hope over s...
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Relics transform small California Buddhist templeOct 13, 2013 4:16 pm - ROSEMEAD, Calif. — Although he’d been a practicing Buddhist for 20 years, until 10 months ago Dharma Master YongHua hadn’t even seen so much as one of the sacred relics ...