All Stories from July 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Warrior-singer says he’s no hero, but his music helps others healJul 09, 2012 6:00 am - GLENDALE, Calif. — Don’t call Iraq War vet Jason Moon a hero. Don’t phone him on Memorial Day or July Fourth or Veterans Day to say thank you. Instead, just listen as he...
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Driving ode wins poetry prize for Palatine womanJul 09, 2012 11:48 pm - Poems about multi-tasking on the road and embracing the joys of driving went head-to-head in our first In Transit Poetry Slam contest. It was a salient reflection on th...
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Woman convicted of shaking baby has new hopeJul 11, 2012 10:46 am - Thirteen years after she was imprisoned for the murder of a 2-year-old Bartlett boy, Pamela Jacobazzi is still quick to declare she's innocent. “I would never hurt a chi...
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What to do now about healthcare benefitsJul 09, 2012 5:30 am - Set aside the vitriol for the moment and get practical: Except for a conversation with your health insurance adviser, there’s very little a small-business owner must do ...
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Dawn Patrol: Brush fire, Borgnine, Sox’ first halfJul 09, 2012 11:48 pm - Cops: Fireworks ignited Buffalo Grove brush fire A large brush fire that produced a 30-foot wall of flames in Buffalo Grove yesterday was sparked by an illegal fire...
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Weekend in review: Fireworks spark brush fire; Borgnine diesJul 09, 2012 6:37 am - Manufacturing resurging slowly in suburbs Manufacturing, an industry long presumed dead or gone overseas, never to return, is making a resurgence in the suburbs. “O...
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State prison workers, unions say violence is upJul 09, 2012 10:35 am - SPRINGFIELD — As Illinois prison officials grapple with shrunken budgets, overcrowding and the governor's plans to close some facilities, they also are dealing with dist...
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Conditioning program gets kids in gearJul 10, 2012 9:45 am - Even wearing just a pair of orange shorts and orange sneakers, Josh Levy was dripping sweat through his dirty blond curls as he struggled to do another rep. “Go, Josh!” ...
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Health care politics go into extra inningsJul 09, 2012 5:00 am - There was never much doubt that the individual mandate in “Obamacare” was constitutional. As Harvard Law School professor Einer Elhauge had noted, the first Congress in ...
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Quit smoking now, save more than moneyJul 09, 2012 5:00 am - Quit smoking now, save more than money Beginning last month, cigarettes cost an extra dollar per pack in Illinois due to the recently enacted increase in the state...