All Stories from January 28, 2014 (Change date)
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United’s ExpressJet hires 6 flight instructorsJan 28, 2014 6:59 am - MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Six Middle Tennessee State University flight instructors have been hired by ExpressJet Airlines. ExpressJet, which bills itself as the world’s lar...
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Chicago’s Midway airport sets passenger recordJan 28, 2014 6:46 am - Chicago’s Midway International Airport has set a record for the number of passengers traveling through the facility. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Monday more than 20 mil...
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Huntley area library marks 25 yearsJan 28, 2014 6:46 am - From its modest beginnings in a red brick house in rural Kane County, the Huntley Area Public Library has grown from serving 3,000 to 39,000 patrons in 25 years. “Huntle...
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Durbin, Kirk want changes in disaster-aid formulaJan 28, 2014 6:39 am - Illinois lawmakers want the federal government to change its formula for determining how much aid communities struck by natural disasters can receive. Democratic Sen. D...
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Gambling expansion forum generates little compromiseJan 28, 2014 6:15 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A state lawmaker hoping compromise will propel his push to expand Illinois gambling got little showing of it during a public hearing Tuesday, when...
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Long-term unemployment — an Aurora mom's storyJan 28, 2014 6:00 am - In Aurora, down the road from an emergency food pantry where a small crowd waits for the chance to gather free groceries, there is a church sign that reads: “If you need...
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Folk singer, activist Pete Seeger dies in N.Y.Jan 28, 2014 5:37 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — Unable to carry his beloved banjo, Pete Seeger used a different but equally formidable instrument, his mere presence, to instruct yet another generation o...
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Metra riders fed up with service disruptionsJan 28, 2014 5:00 am - After a month of delays and cancellations, the suspension of the North Central Service Tuesday because of a Mundelein freight train derailment was the last straw for som...
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Prevent a garden slugfest with baits, upkeepJan 28, 2014 4:45 am - Slugs and snails are ravenous plant eaters that leave behind slimy trails of destruction as they glide through nurseries and lawns, farm fields and gardens. Remedies abo...
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Wilco bandmates produce tight popJan 28, 2014 4:45 am - The Autumn Defense, “Fifth” (Yep Roc Records) When not rocking out with Wilco, multi-instrumentalists John Stirratt and Patrick Sansone dish out smooth ’70s-sounding po...