All Stories from December 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Quinn had 'good, long' talk with Sears CEO about closuresDec 30, 2011 5:40 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holding Corp., parent of Sears and Kmart stores, on Thursday released a list of 79 stores targeted for closure, but none are in Illinois. Sto...
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Chicago Wolves start fast, hold on to beat Rockford IceHogsDec 29, 2011 10:10 pm - The Chicago Wolves jumped out to a 4-0 lead and hung on for a 5-3 Illinois Lottery Cup victory over the Rockford IceHogs before 11,029 Thursday night at the Allstate Are...
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Mike Jackson on the outdoors: A dog's taleDec 29, 2011 11:08 pm - I am a relentless sentimentalist. I'd like to keep everything how it was in 1951, or sometime thereabouts. I want to come home and find my mother there. I'd race to the...
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North Korea calls Kim Jong Un 'supreme leader'Dec 29, 2011 10:22 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — Kim Jong Il's son and successor was declared “supreme leader” of North Korea's ruling party, military and the people during a memorial Thursday ...
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Walker wants to lift cap on Family Care programsDec 29, 2011 6:58 am - MADISON, Wis. — Federal health officials have quietly ordered Gov. Scott Walker to lift an enrollment cap and expand state programs designed to keep elderly and disabled...
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FAA fuel spill in Aurora cleared from Fox RiverDec 30, 2011 5:14 am - Only a faint smell of diesel remained Thursday on the Fox River after more than 1,400 gallons of fuel spilled a day earlier into a storm sewer that discharges into the w...
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Round Lake Beach marks 75th anniversary with beach partyDec 29, 2011 4:41 pm - The first of monthly celebrations to mark Round Lake Beach’s 75th anniversary will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8. “Let’s Get This Year-Long Party Started” is t...
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Hersey’s practice pays offDec 29, 2011 9:43 pm - One day at practice last week, Hersey girls basketball coach Mary Fendley called for a 10-minute session for all 3-point shooters to practice their long-range shots. She...
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Hoffman Estates routs Crete-MoneeDec 29, 2011 11:45 pm - The Hoffman Estates girls basketball team is one win away from a championship. The Hawks advanced to the finals of the eight-team Boilermaker Tournament at Bradley-Bourb...
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Carpentersville police chief retires FridayJan 03, 2012 10:48 am - The Carpentersville community bid farewell to Police Chief Dave Neumann Thursday at a retirement ceremony organized by his fellow officers at village hall. Neumann reti...