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Female Iraq War Vet Who Lost Legs is Elected to U.S. Congress

Not only is she one of the historic class of 2012 women elected to the US Congress this week. Not only is she the...
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Boy, 6 with Brain Cancer Brings Halloween to Sick Kids

Six-year-old Nico Castro from San Bruno, Calif., isn’t letting his battle with brain cancer affect his spirit of giving this Halloween. After his doctor...
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Free Online Courses From Stanford, Princeton, Duke, Transform Learning Worldwide

A new online education platform founded by Stanford Computer Science Professors is on a mission to change the world by educating millions of people...
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Vast Urban Farm Grows Fish, Food In Old Chicago Meat Plant

On the third floor of an old meat-packing plant is a humid hothouse filled with rows of greens and sprouts, even exotic white strawberries....
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Super Bowl Pizzas Give US Troops a Taste of Home

10,000 Uno’s pizzas will be delivered to U.S. troops overseas in time for Super Bowl Sunday, thanks to the Evans family of Illinois who...
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Gold and Diamonds Dropped Into Salvation Army Kettles

Over the past three decades, gold and silver coins have turned up during the holidays in the Salvation Army’s red kettles in at least...
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Michigan’s Recovery is Second Fastest in US

Michigan's economy is recovering from the recession at the second-fastest pace in the U.S., lifted by reviving carmakers and local manufacturers, according to the...
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Community Steps Up to Save Pizzeria After Owner Sends Email

Nick's Pizza is an Illinois eatery where families bring the kids and you can throw peanut shells on the floor. When Nick's announced it...
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Join Thousands Converging on National Parks for Free Admission Saturday

Free admission for all, and a volunteer spirit to uplift many. That's what this weekend has in store throughout the US, to honor National...
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States Recycle Old Roofing Shingles into Asphalt for Roads

Illinois has joined the ranks of states that allow their public road projects to use an asphalt mix that includes recycled shingles. Saying, "We can't...
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Driving Services Help Senior Mobility Without Spending Public Money

The Independent Transportation Network of America (ITNAmerica), a national organization is helping older people with their transportation needs at a time of dwindling state...
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12 of The Greatest Things to Love About America

What makes America great? On this, the 235th birthday of the nation's founding Declaration of Independence, it seems like a question we need to...
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Kindness Can Be Taught and Teaching it is Helping Kids

Since 2003, social and emotional learning has been a legislative mandate in Illinois. The programs are implemented to a greater or lesser degree in...
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Libyan-Americans Rush Off to Join Fight Against Gadhafi

Age wasn't about to stop Libyan-American Ibrahim Elfirjani from joining the fight to oust Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. So the 60-year-old owner of an...
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160 Studies Show Happiness Improves Health and Lengthens Life

A review of more than 160 studies has found 'clear and compelling evidence' that - all else being equal - happy people tend to...
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T. Boone Who? Warren Buffett is the New King of Wind

Warren Buffett, who knows a few things about investing, has arguably become the largest investor in the American wind power market. In his annual...
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Chicago-area Firefighters Help Latin America

A year ago, an earthquake in southern Chile devastated towns, flattening fire stations and equipment that could have been used in the rescue efforts. An...
Helpful pedestrians in Grand Rapids, Mich by Victoria Fanning

Good Samaritans Out in Force Among Stranded Motorists in Record U.S. Snowstorm

With snow totals of anywhere from one to two feet falling across nine midwestern states along with brutalizing winds, the February snowstorm of 2011...
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Small Town Doctor Has Charged $5 a Visit for 55 Years — and Never Taken a Day Off

There is a treasured hero in Rushville, Illinois: a doctor who has kept his fees the same as they were back in 1955 --...
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Clean River Crusader is Named Hardest Working Man in America (Video)

The winner of Mitchum's Hardest Working Man in America contest was awarded $100,000 last month for his labor of love: hauling tires, trash -...