All Stories from January 17, 2014 (Change date)
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Marine dies during screening at California baseJan 17, 2014 4:08 pm - SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps is investigating the death of an 18-year-old Marine who died while treading water in a swimming pool during a screening test at Camp Pendlet...
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Lake County sheriffs nab woman on the runJan 17, 2014 4:00 pm - Lake County sheriff's police say a woman who's been on the run has been nabbed in a drug case that has ties to Chicago and central Illinois. Officials announced Friday t...
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Aurora native honors slain cousin during UConn gameJan 17, 2014 3:58 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn guard Ryan Boatright often wears his emotions on his face. On Thursday, they were just a bit more visible. Boatright had the initials “AW” drawn ...
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Company blamed for W.Va. spill files for bankruptcyJan 17, 2014 3:52 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The company blamed for a chemical spill that left 300,000 West Virginians without safe drinking water filed for bankruptcy Friday. Freedom Industries...
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Putin: Gay ‘propaganda’ law doesn’t discriminateJan 17, 2014 3:46 pm - SOCHI, Russia — President Vladimir Putin sought Friday to reassure gay visitors to the Sochi Games that they are welcome in Russia despite a law banning gay “propaganda”...
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Schaumburg blood drive set for Jan. 30Jan 17, 2014 3:45 pm - A Schaumburg Community Blood Drive in honor of an 11-year-old cancer survivor named Corina will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Community Recreation C...
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Scherzer, Tigers agree at $15.25 million for 1 yearJan 17, 2014 3:44 pm - DETROIT — AL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer agreed to a one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers for $15,525,000, avoiding arbitration with free agency still loomin...
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Clayton Kershaw calls lucrative deal ‘humbling’Jan 17, 2014 3:43 pm - LOS ANGELES — Even Clayton Kershaw has trouble contemplating the enormity of a $215 million, seven-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that makes him baseball’s r...
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Metra rethinking its police departmentJan 17, 2014 3:41 pm - Noting that their police force could do better, Metra directors said at a Friday meeting they are looking for a modernized, efficient department in the future. The agenc...
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Four suburban women charged in student loan scamJan 17, 2014 3:37 pm - Four suburban women are facing student loan fraud and identity theft charges that authorities say netted them more than $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Education. T...