All Stories from November 14, 2013 (Change date)
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Schools have replaced family’s role in teachingNov 14, 2013 1:19 pm - The biannual appearance of “report cards” for the schools iterates the continuing dilemma of education: Effort and funds expended aren’t producing better-educated studen...
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Rose insists he’s ready to play FridayNov 14, 2013 1:17 pm - Derrick Rose insisted his hamstring injury was no big deal on the night it happened. He took that thought to another level Thursday by saying he’s game-ready despite sit...
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Allgood, Bourbon: The breakdown on two winning QBsNov 14, 2013 1:12 pm - The quarterback isn’t always the best athlete on a football team, but he’s often the most important. From calling plays to making split-second reads to being a leader an...
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When a fix isn’t really a fixNov 14, 2013 1:09 pm - Having the worst-funded pension system in the nation ($100 billion and rising), with only 39 cents in assets to every $1 of obligation, and with pension reform growing t...
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Injuries force 3-time Indy champ Franchitti to retireNov 14, 2013 1:07 pm - Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti said Thursday that doctors have told him he can no longer race because of injuries sustained in an IndyCar crash last...
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Bartlett teen gets 18 years for attempted murderNov 14, 2013 1:00 pm - A Bartlett teenager has pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder for a 2012 shooting near Bartlett Elementary School. In exchange for his guilty plea to the fel...
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U of I fires longtime engineering professorNov 14, 2013 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The University of Illinois board dismissed a professor Thursday who had a half-century relationship with the state’s flagship Urbana-Champaign school, an a...
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United to offer Chicago flights to Atlantic CityNov 14, 2013 12:59 pm - NEWARK, N.J. — United Airlines will soon offer non-stop flights to Atlantic City International Airport, a move that New Jersey officials hope will boost the falling fort...
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Wis. governor calls special session on MedicaidNov 14, 2013 12:57 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has called a special legislative session to extend the deadline for moving 77,000 people off Medicaid. Walker says he wants to see the ...
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FBI: OK for Congress to talk to Benghazi survivorsNov 14, 2013 12:54 pm - WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey (KOH’-mee) told senators he is not opposed to survivors of the 2012 attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi speaking to Congre...