All Stories from January 10, 2014 (Change date)
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Cop accused of stealing $20,000 from elderly manJan 10, 2014 3:48 pm - A suburban police officer is charged with stealing $20,000 from an elderly man who suffers from advanced dementia. The Cook County sheriff’s office said Friday that Elmw...
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Chicago man freed after 21 yearsJan 10, 2014 3:47 pm - A Chicago man who spent 21 years in prison for a double killing that he has long maintained he did not commit was released from prison Friday night after prosecutors dec...
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Judge orders Renoir painting returned to museumJan 10, 2014 3:47 pm - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The story began with one of those improbable tales of an artistic masterpiece uncovered at a flea market. It concluded Friday, the painting still a mas...
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Cold weather claims 2 more victims in IllinoisJan 10, 2014 3:46 pm - Authorities are attributing two more deaths to cold weather in Illinois. The Cook County medical examiner’s office reported Friday that a 57-year-old woman died of hypot...
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West Aurora defeats Glenbard NorthJan 10, 2014 3:42 pm - It wasn’t artistic basketball, but the West Aurora boys got the win they needed to stave off Glenbard North and take the early lead in the DuPage Valley Conference all b...
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Can WNBA survive without L.A. Sparks?Jan 10, 2014 3:40 pm - When I first heard about the collapse of the Los Angeles Sparks last week, I was saddened and shocked. It’s never a good thing when a sports franchise shutters its doors...
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Hazardous weather alert: Watch for icy roadsJan 10, 2014 3:37 pm - The National Weather Service has issued a “hazardous weather outlook” warning motorists and pedestrians of icy and wet conditions as rain continues to fall Saturday and ...
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Stocks rise as investors dismiss job reportJan 10, 2014 3:30 pm - NEW YORK — It was a fluke. That was the conclusion investors reached about the U.S. government’s latest jobs report, which showed a sharp decline in hiring last month. ...
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New low-cost vet clinic open in downtown ElginJan 10, 2014 3:28 pm - Alone on Friday morning in her new vet clinic in downtown Elgin, Debra Rykoff worked quietly and methodically on her patients — 13 mostly well-behaved cats that needed s...
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Broncos back a year after playoff pratfall at homeJan 10, 2014 3:23 pm - DENVER — Philip Rivers likes to say the San Diego Chargers have been in playoff mode since last month, scrapping just to squeak into the postseason party. Wesley Woodyar...