All Stories from December 7, 2011 (Change date)
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2 rescued from truck stuck in S. Ind. floodwatersDec 08, 2011 6:43 am - LITTLE YORK, Ind. — Emergency workers rescued a couple after their pickup truck became stranded in floodwaters in southern Indiana. State conservation officers say the w...
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Madigan rules Blagojevich ineligible for state pensionDec 09, 2011 11:08 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has issued an opinion determining prison-bound former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is ineligible to receive a state pension because of his...
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Mundelein’s O’Brien drawing magical comparisonsDec 09, 2011 10:15 pm - Born in 1994, Sean O’Brien never saw Magic Johnson play in person. But, even as a young kid, he knew enough about the legendary Los Angeles Lakers guard to know that it ...
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Batavia’s Chapman racing against world’s best swimmersDec 08, 2011 6:03 pm - It’s beautiful in Guadalajara this time of year. At least in the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. That’s where Batavia junior Amy Chapman spent much of her time from Nov. 13...
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Lack of bond-buying plan sends stocks lowerDec 09, 2011 5:50 am - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 200 points Thursday after the head of the European Central Bank said there was no plan for large-scale purchas...
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National interests clash as climate talks near endDec 10, 2011 4:45 pm - DURBAN, South Africa — As a global climate conference enters the home stretch, it’s likely that the 194 nations represented will reach some consensus on how to respond t...
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South Elgin man charged in pot deliveryDec 09, 2011 12:05 pm - A South Elgin man stopped to pick up a package Monday in the 100 block of Franklin Avenue in Elgin. It wasn’t his house, but it was a package he had been expecting, poli...
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Bloomingdale online pet food boutique offers alternativesDec 08, 2011 4:56 pm - A Bloomingdale entrepreneur aims to have his online business become the so-called Peapod for pets. Tom Pantano started a website business called PetFoodZoom.com, which s...
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Palatine helping with Toys for TotsDec 09, 2011 1:33 pm - The village of Palatine employees, Palatine and Inverness police departments, and the Palatine Fire Department, in conjunction with the United States Marine Corps Reserv...
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Dreaming of a greener Christmas?Dec 10, 2011 8:13 am - Why not have a green holiday season by recycling old strings of lights? The locations below will accept lights, along with other electronic equipment, free on an ongoing...