All Stories from December 13, 2007 (Change date)
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Merck's bid for over-the-counter cholesterol drug rejectedDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Government advisers on Thursday rejected Merck & Co.'s bid for over-the-counter sales of Mevacor, the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering drugs. T...
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Gasoline costs fuel inflationDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A record jump in gasoline prices pushed up wholesale inflation in November at the fastest pace in more than three decades, while retail sales showed unexpe...
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Clock is ticking on Hobson West park plansDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - With their deadline looming, Naperville park district commissioners have yet to officially close the deal on purchasing land for a park at the ponds of Hobson West. The ...
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Democrats agree: Tax the wealthiestDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - JOHNSTON, Iowa -- Democratic presidential hopefuls called for higher taxes on the highest-paid Americans and on big corporations Thursday and agreed in an unusually cord...
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'Those guys were taking my job,' former minor leaguer saysDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Three up, three-down; two-on, two-out; a ball and a strike. Baseball is an orderly game. A game of predictable counts, familiar rhythms and voluminous rules. For many fa...
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Williams strikes for 27, Elgin rolls to winDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin senior guard Amari Williams knows the value of finding his offensive rhythm early in a game. Williams found his stroke right off the bat for the Maroons Thursday n...
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Briefs: Board makes appointmentDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Lori Heitman was appointed to the Lake Villa Fire Protection District board this week by the Lake Villa Township board. Township board Supervisor Dan Venturi said Heitma...
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Chamber celebrates past, present, future of organizationDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates area residents and business leaders gathered recently to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the winter solstice at one festive event. When the Hoffman Est...
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Student's give backDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Tuesday morning, students from Fremd High School in Palatine gathered to give back to the community. Students had been bringing in gifts for the Grant-A-Wish Foundation ...
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DuPage forest district gets its wayDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - A few years ago, the DuPage County Forest Preserve offered to buy the Country Lakes Golf Course and some surrounding property for $12 million. Late Wednesday, they got t...