All Stories from January 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Genealogy group to discuss hidden treasures at Ancestry.com and how to find themJan 14, 2013 4:17 pm - CAGGNI, The Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois will present "Hidden Treasures at Ancestry.com and How to Find Them" from 10:30 to 12:30 on Saturday J...
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Bartlett native's cancer motivates her life, her workJan 15, 2013 9:08 am - Before it became her inspiration for a rich life filled with joy, friends and a mission, cancer waged a cruel and unrelenting battle against Colleen McGrath and the peop...
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Guatemala builds private city to escape crimeJan 14, 2013 6:38 am - GUATEMALA CITY — The highway climbs toward the edge of Guatemala City, past deep ravines where the poorest residents of the capital live in thousands of cinder block hut...
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Local dogs a comfort to Sandy Hook studentsJan 15, 2013 7:11 am - George Schiestel of Arlington Heights has been a trained dog handler for nearly two years, but nothing touched him like his visit earlier this month to Newtown, Conn. “I...
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It's 'cash only' now for tourists at the VaticanJan 14, 2013 3:18 pm - VATICAN CITY — It's “cash only” now for tourists at the Vatican wanting to pay for museum tickets, souvenirs and other services after Italy's central bank decided to blo...
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Class of 2012: Diploma dilemma for Europe gradsJan 14, 2013 6:38 am - PARIS — Estelle Borrell knew she wanted to work in law since she was a teenager, when she interned at a court in Versailles, France. “The lawyers in their black robes, t...
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Will lawmakers keep momentum on pension reform?Jan 14, 2013 6:48 am - SPRINGFIELD — Missing Wednesday's deadline to approve vast cuts to teachers' and state workers' retirement plans doesn't have to mean that lawmakers start from scratch i...
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Spaceport wants protections from tourist lawsuitsJan 14, 2013 11:41 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Spaceport America officials are urging legislators to limit potential lawsuits from wealthy outer space tourists who take off from New Mexico, saying...
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Starbucks enters entrenched Vietnam coffee marketJan 14, 2013 6:38 am - HANOI, Vietnam — Nghiem Ngoc Thuy has been slinging coffees to thirsty Vietnamese for 20 years in her colonial-style villa with peeling shutters, and she and her custome...
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6 ways to put those unwanted gift cards to useJan 14, 2013 6:38 am - NEW YORK — Gift cards are easily forgotten. All too often they're placed in drawers or stuffed into wallets, never to be seen again. Some $1.7 billion of the $110 billi...