All Stories from January 17, 2014 (Change date)
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UP apologizes: ‘Our performance was unacceptable’Jan 17, 2014 8:56 am - A Union Pacific executive apologized Friday at a Metra meeting for stranding passengers and other messups during the “polar vortex” earlier in the month. “I could not b...
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Cougars debut ballpark concert seriesJan 17, 2014 8:52 am - The Kane County Cougars will debut a ballpark concert series during the 2014 season that features some of the Chicago area’s most popular bands. For select Saturday date...
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Northwest suburban police blotterJan 17, 2014 8:47 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Syria says ready for cease-fire, prisoners swapJan 17, 2014 8:26 am - BEIRUT — Syria’s foreign minister said Friday his country is prepared to implement a cease-fire in the war-torn city of Aleppo and exchange detainees with the country’s ...
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Crews chase flare-ups in California fireJan 17, 2014 8:26 am - GLENDORA, Calif. — Firefighters were chasing early-morning flare-ups Friday in a damaging wildfire that was largely tamed but kept thousands of people from their homes i...
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Daughter: Ohio execution most awful moment of lifeJan 17, 2014 8:26 am - DAYTON, Ohio — The execution of an Ohio inmate who gasped and took an unusually long time to die was “torture,” the man’s daughter said Friday in announcing plans to fil...
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More fights could follow driver’s Google Glass winJan 17, 2014 8:26 am - SAN DIEGO — A California woman believed to be the first person cited for wearing Google Glass while driving won her case, but legal experts say it marks only the beginni...
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Explosion hits Bangkok protesters, wounding dozensJan 17, 2014 8:26 am - BANGKOK — Dozens of people were wounded in Thailand’s capital Friday when a grenade blast ripped through a crowd of marching anti-government demonstrators, an ominous de...
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Happy birthday for Michelle Obama, who turns 50Jan 17, 2014 8:26 am - WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama is celebrating her 50th birthday Friday. The first lady is spending the day out of sight, with no public appearances after back-to-back White...
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Diversity commission honors suburban leadersJan 17, 2014 8:22 am - The Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations on Friday celebrated two suburban leaders at an event remembering Martin Luther King Jr., two days after what wo...