All Stories from December 26, 2013 (Change date)
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$42.5 million approved for Chicago’s Circle InterchangeDec 26, 2013 5:45 pm - More money has been approved to redo Chicago’s Circle Interchange. Gov. Pat Quinn announced Thursday that he has released $42.5 million for the ongoing project. The tota...
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Pregnant teen dies, but baby survives shootingDec 26, 2013 5:44 pm - South suburban authorities say someone shot and killed a 17-year-old pregnant girl on Christmas Day — but that her baby survived. Police say doctors pronounced the Calum...
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Chicago teen charged after decapitated body foundDec 26, 2013 5:44 pm - Police say they’ve charged a Chicago teenager with murder in the death of a 41-year-old man whose body was found decapitated inside an apartment on Christmas. A Thursda...
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Everyone starting from scratch at U.S. speedskating trialsDec 26, 2013 5:24 pm - Everyone is starting from scratch at the U.S. Olympic speedskating trials. It doesn’t matter if you’re two-time gold medalist Shani Davis or an obscure long shot — you ...
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Rutgers has one game left before joining Big TenDec 26, 2013 5:23 pm - PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers couldn’t ask for a much better way to springboard into the Big Ten Conference next season than facing Notre Dame in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yank...
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Bowden’s grandson killed in crashDec 26, 2013 5:22 pm - WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden’s grandson was one of two men killed when their car flipped into a small ditch off a central Florid...
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Abbrederis going out on top for No. 19 WisconsinDec 26, 2013 5:22 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Like a good receiver looking for an opening, Jared Abbrederis made a point to deliver an important message to the new Wisconsin coaching staff soon after...
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Palatine-area park employees win awardsDec 26, 2013 5:12 pm - The Illinois Park and Recreation Association recently awarded Jonelle Bailey, superintendent of recreation at Salt Creek Rural Park District, the Diversity Section’s Ris...
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American abducted in Pakistan calls for U.S. helpDec 26, 2013 5:10 pm - ISLAMABAD — A 72-year-old American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida more than two years ago appealed to President Obama in a video released T...
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Japanese PM visits war shrine, angering neighborsDec 26, 2013 5:06 pm - TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects at a shrine honoring Japan’s war dead in an unexpected visit Thursday that drew sharp rebukes from China and South Ko...