All Stories from October 15, 2014 (Change date)
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Transit app to debut in February for Metra, CTA and Pace ridersOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Metra will begin testing a new smartphone app in February that allows riders to buy tickets on trains and display them to conductors. The app also can be used by CTA and...
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Rosemont plans 17 fireworks shows for 2015Oct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Rosemont will spend $232,400 next year on 17 fireworks displays at its entertainment district. Fourteen fireworks shows will be held in conjunction with a Thursday night...
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Record number of black candidates seeking officeOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say i...
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History's horrors come alive at All Hallows EveOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Creepy characters from the past to haunt Naper Settlement
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District 46 House candidates disagree on marriage equalityOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - When it comes to marriage equality, the two candidates for the state's 46th District House seat could not be any further apart. Heidi Holan is the Republican challenger ...
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Syria-Iraq fight gets a name: 'Inherent Resolve'Oct 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - It's less punchy than previous nicknames for U.S. conflicts in the Middle East - remember Operation Desert Storm and its thunderous attacks against Saddam H...
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Wisconsin regulators cite wrong mining companyOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - INDEPENDENCE, Wis. - Regulators in western Wisconsin say they took action against the wrong company after discovering permit violations at a frack sand mine. The Sta...
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Officials: Jockey dies after fall at Indiana trackOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - SHELBYVILLE, Ind. - Authorities say a young jockey has died after he was injured during a race at a central Indiana horse racing track. Indiana Grand Racing and Casino i...
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2nd Texas health worker with Ebola was on flight from ClevelandOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Health officials are alerting airline passengers who were on the same flight as a Texas nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola the next day. The 132 passengers we...
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Health secretary: Hospital needed better oversightOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell says the federal government could have performed "much better oversight" of the Dallas hospital where two...