All Stories from November 22, 2013 (Change date)
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Ozzie T. Cougar delivers turkeys to needy familiesNov 22, 2013 3:59 pm - A 6-foot cougar attacked 100 turkeys Thursday, lifting one after another from their nest in St. Charles. The turkeys were all frozen, stacked tall in a small trailer at ...
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Violent offenders getting boot camp in Cook CountyNov 22, 2013 3:59 pm - Cook County judges have improperly sentenced hundreds of violent felons to a boot camp program meant for nonviolent offenders, according to an investigation by the Chica...
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Smoking ban extended to all Vernon Hills Park District facilitiesNov 22, 2013 3:59 pm - Broadening rules that had been in place, the Vernon Hills Park District has banned the use of tobacco products within 15 feet of all of its properties. “The essence of t...
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Board sets map for 35 regional education officesNov 22, 2013 3:58 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education has redrawn the map of regional education offices to meet a deadline set by the legislature. The board voted Friday after hearing f...
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Shooter gets life for slaying Wheaton volleyball starNov 22, 2013 3:58 pm - A 19-year-old man was sentenced Friday to life in prison plus 20 years for fatally shooting former Wheaton volleyball standout Megan Boken while trying to steal her cell...
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State suspends Niles doctor’s licenseNov 22, 2013 3:58 pm - The state of Illinois has temporarily suspended the medical license of a Chicago doctor over accusations he improperly provided someone with prescriptions for 11,000 tab...
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Illinois with Obama on insurance cancellation fixNov 22, 2013 3:57 pm - After a week of consideration, Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration announced Friday that Illinois will allow the one-year extension of existing health insurance plans propos...
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Illinois vs. Purdue — someone has to winNov 22, 2013 3:46 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Big Ten season hasn’t been anything to brag about for Illinois and Purdue. The Boilermakers haven’t won since the season-opener. The Fighting ...
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Elk Grove family gets closure from opening of bike bridgeNov 22, 2013 3:28 pm - The death of bicyclist Rosaleen Waters has been tough on the family members she left behind. The 46-year-old Elk Grove Village resident was struck and killed by a vehicl...
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Vince Vaughn focusing on family-friendly fareNov 22, 2013 3:28 pm - LOS ANGELES — In the new movie “Delivery Man,” Vince Vaughn plays a sperm donor who learns he’s fathered more than 500 kids. In the past, that kind of scenario might ha...