All Stories from May 16, 2014 (Change date)
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Suspect charged in beating of Chicago priestMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - A man suspected of breaking into a church rectory on Chicago's South Side and beating and robbing an elderly Catholic priest in 2011 has been arrested. A judge on Friday...
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Arkansas high court suspends gay marriage rulingMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas' highest court halted the distribution of marriage licenses to same-sex couples Friday as it suspended a judge's ruling that struck down the...
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Officials: Fish tank sparks St. Charles house fireMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - Malfunctioning fish tank equipment contributed to a fire Friday afternoon at a home on the 1600 block of Ronzheimer Avenue, according to St. Charles fire officials. Fire...
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Little change to Fox Valley postseasonMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - New location, same teams. The Class 4A baseball sectional held last season at Huntley shifts to McHenry this year, but little else has changed. Three of the four regiona...
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Yellen: Small businesses are driving job growthMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is spotlighting the fact that U.S. small businesses have accounted for more than half the job gains during the nearly 5-y...
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Slow start for Chicago private infrastructure planMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - In the city that invented the skyscraper, no small plans will do. In that vein, Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised to transform Chicago with mega-projects so sexy they could be...
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Fred Heid will be District 300's first Latino superintendentMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - When Fred Heid takes the helm of Community Unit District 300 in early June, he will become the district's first superintendent of Latino descent. Heid, 43, is bilingual...
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Ex-informant pleads guilty to fraudMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - A Chicago real estate developer who was a key government witness in several corruption cases has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $370,000 from suburban taxpayers. J...
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Condemned man in Missouri fears 'painful' executionMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - ST. LOUIS - A Missouri death row inmate scheduled to be the first person put to death in the U.S. since a botched execution in Oklahoma last month said he is scared the ...
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Stock market manages slight gain after choppy dayMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Good results from retailers and demand for telecommunications shares market helped push the stock market to a small gain on Friday. Telecoms rose the most am...