All Stories from December 30, 2011 (Change date)
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2011 Chicago-area weather by the numbersJan 01, 2012 5:04 pm - From the National Weather Service: Warm December: 20 days to hit 40 degrees or above, twice the average for December. The most ever was 26 days in 1923. Rain total: 49.8...
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Robber flees Naperville hotel with cashJan 02, 2012 4:16 pm - A robber who displayed a semiautomatic handgun stole an unknown amount of cash early Saturday morning from a Naperville hotel, authorities said. About 1:45 a.m., a man ...
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Are we alone in the universe?Dec 31, 2011 7:46 am - Huge excitement. Two Earth-size planets found orbiting a sun-like star less than a thousand light-years away. This comes two weeks after the stunning announcement of ano...
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Simon, Detroit turn back Loyola of Chicago 65-54Dec 31, 2011 4:47 pm - Chase Simon’s 17 points led Detroit to its first Horizon League victory of the season with a 65-54 decision over Loyola of Chicago. Doug Anderson added 14 points, Ray Mc...
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Why the royal treatment for Blago?Dec 30, 2011 11:01 pm - Congratulations for “Blago.” How wonderful, an extra month of freedom before you start your supposed 14-year sentence for corruption. How nice of Judge Zagel granting hi...
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Santorum cites appeal as reliable conservativeDec 31, 2011 6:16 pm - WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum has never been shy about picking fights — even with fellow Republicans. Just two months after arriving in the Senate in 1995 as Pennsylvania’s...
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Wolves’ winning streak endsDec 31, 2011 5:38 pm - The Chicago Wolves’ home winning streak didn’t make it safely into 2012 as the Charlotte Checkers picked up a 4-1 American Hockey League victory Saturday night before 7,...
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Police try to ID body found in search for Ark. momDec 31, 2011 10:35 pm - HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. (AP) — Investigators were working Saturday to identify a body found in a forest a few miles from a missing police dispatcher’s home, but the di...
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Three mellow fellowsJan 01, 2012 2:34 pm - The Bears have had a lot of problems this season, but an aging defense is not one of them. The advancing age of key members of that defense has been an issue as far back...
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Resolution quandary: Do sports matter?Dec 31, 2011 5:49 pm - New Year’s resolutions are like sports records and Christmas toys — made to be broken. You know, like Carlos Zambrano taking a vow of sanity, Roy Williams swearing off d...
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