Survivors staircase moved to new World Trade Center site home
The 37 step survivors staircase, a symbol of 9/11 resilience, was hoisted onto a flatbed and moved 200 feet to a spot near the northwest corner of the site. It will anchor the World Trade Center memorial and museum opening on Sept 11, 2001 anniversary. State officials previously planned demolition, but a compromise preserved the relic.
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Foster wins Hastert seat in Illinois district race
Democrat Bill Foster captures the vacant Illinois congressional seat, defeating Republican Jim Oberweis 53 percent in a tight special election. Foster, a physicist and businessman, credits Barack Obama and Jan Schakowsky for support and says he plans to push facts over politics on Iraq.
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Mother of accused killer offers apology to victim’s family
Catherine Williams, mother of Courtney Lockhart, told WTVM that her son was changed after 16 months in Iraq and apologized to Lauren Burk’s family for taking their child. Lockhart faces capital murder charges in Burk’s abduction and death.
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