All Stories from April 8, 2014 (Change date)
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DNA from cigarette, thumbprints from bag linked Palatine man to teen's 1997 murderApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - Thumbprints on a plastic trash bag left at the scene of a 1997 murder. An Oklahoma crime lab's project to re-examine cold cases. Cigarettes carelessly discarded at a sub...
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'Pings' relocated in hunt for jetApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - PERTH, Australia — A ship searching for the missing Malaysian jet has detected two more signals that are consistent with a plane's black boxes, the Australian official i...
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Rosemont hotel complex to reopen as 2 separate hotelsApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - The new owners of a shuttered hotel near the Allstate Arena in Rosemont hope to renovate and reopen it by this summer. But when the venue does reopen, it will actually b...
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Moody's sees Chicago pension proposal as positiveApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A leading credit rating agency called legislation to overhaul to Chicago's pension funds a “positive development ” but said it won't solve all the city's p...
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Soccer facility near Elgin wins beer battleApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - Patrons of a popular soccer facility in unincorporated Elgin can soon commemorate victory and defeat with beer following a decision Tuesday that proved unpopular with th...
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Lake forest preserve directive is to sell most Lake Marie pier rightsApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials have informally decided to sell 41 of 45 pier rights acquired with the purchase of the former campground near Antioch, as ...
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CVS settles SEC investigation for $20 millionApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - CVS Caremark has finalized a $20 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations that the company misled investors and used improper acco...
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Hooded Bandit strikes again in BensenvilleApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - The Hooded Bandit — suspected of robbing five banks in Rolling Meadows, Wood Dale and Bensenville in the past year — has struck again in Bensenville, authorities said. A...
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Pipe found in Algonquin part of geocaching gameApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - A “suspicious” green pipe in Algonquin that prompted an investigation from the Kane County Bomb Squad and closed part of a major road Tuesday turned out to be an innocuo...
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Naperville testing LED bulbs for streetlight upgradesApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - Call it a light bulb fashion show. Naperville is soon to embark on a five-year, $6.3 million project to install new LED lights in more than 11,000 streetlights. But firs...