All Stories from January 24, 2014 (Change date)
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‘Lost in Africa’ acrobats visit HarperJan 24, 2014 10:27 am - A bed of nails, chair stacking, highflying jump rope and human pyramids are just some of the incredible stunts that will be performed by the Kenya Safari Acrobats, a tro...
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Preckwinkle accepts new forest preserves planJan 24, 2014 10:20 am - Forest Preserves of Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Friday formally accepted the “Next Century Conservation Plan” for the preserves. The plan was created by a blu...
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Singles club Valentine’s Dance Feb. 15Jan 24, 2014 10:08 am - A New Start Singles Club will hold a Valentine’s Dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Hughes Center of St. Matthew Church at 1001 E. Schaumburg Road i...
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Mt. Prospect approves well repairsJan 24, 2014 9:47 am - The Mount Prospect village board has approved repairs to the lining of one of the deep wells that provides a backup for the village’s Lake Michigan water system. At a co...
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Babe Ruth’s 1923 Series watch coming to N.Y. auctionJan 24, 2014 9:24 am - Babe Ruth’s 1923 World Series championship pocket watch, for decades thought to be lost to history, is coming to a New York City auction, where it’s expected to fetch at...
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Feds in NYC charge 5 in ‘Goodfellas’ sequelJan 24, 2014 9:23 am - NEW YORK — More than 30 years after Vincent Asaro is believed to have gotten away with helping hatch a $6 million airport heist dramatized in the hit Martin Scorsese mov...
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Ukrainian protesters occupy gov’t buildings in KievJan 24, 2014 9:23 am - KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian protesters seized a government ministry in the capital and besieged several governors’ offices in western regions Friday, raising the pressure ...
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Christie’s campaign, NJ GOP face federal subpoenasJan 24, 2014 9:23 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie’s re-election campaign and the New Jersey Republican Party have less than two weeks to comply with subpoenas from federal prosecutors...
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In Ukraine, protests resemble Medieval battleJan 24, 2014 9:23 am - KIEV, Ukraine — The towering fleece hats and elaborate beards of Ukraine’s 16th-century Cossacks are favored by many of the demonstrators on Kiev’s main square, who have...
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Former Va. Gov. McDonnell, wife plead not guiltyJan 24, 2014 9:23 am - RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that they traded their influence for tens of thousands of do...