All Stories from January 17, 2010 (Change date)
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Chicago man apparently killed by daughter's dogsJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago police are investigating the death of a 56-year-old man from the city's far South Side who was apparently fatally mauled by his daughter's pit bulls. The daughte...
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Elgin's own Supermix may improve ice, snow cleanupJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin leaders have made large strides since the winter of 2007-2008. That's when the staff got an earful from residents, and even the city council members, for poor snow...
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King Cameron redux? 'Avatar' aims for Oscar gloryJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- James Cameron may get to proclaim himself king of the distant moon Pandora at the Academy Awards. Cameron -- who borrowed Leonardo DiCaprio's li...
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Register for Hampshire Little League SaturdayJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Registration for the 2010 Hampshire Little League season will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at Cambridge Lakes Community Center, 1125 Wester Blvd., Pingree...
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Michigan upsets UConnJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Michigan looked like the team it expected to be while No. 15 Connecticut struggled - again. Zack Novak made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 11/2 minutes left and Manny Har...
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Bad practice when police take freebiesJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - I want to files charges against an Elk Grove Village officer for theft. I am very exact with what I am saying and saw. I witnessed the situation myself first hand - no m...
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Why cadmium is dangerousJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Cadmium is a soft, whitish metal that occurs naturally in soil. It's perhaps best known as one half of rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, but also is used in pigment...
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Stead, Pinkney win top children's book awardsJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Rebecca Stead's "When You Reach Me" and Jerry Pinkney's "The Lion and the Mouse" have received the top prizes in children's literature. Stead's intricate, ti...
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Rapes of elderly women terrify Texas townsJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - YOAKUM, Texas -- With a serial rapist on the loose, Cassandra McGinty has developed a new routine when she arrives home: search room to room, a handgun or stun gun drawn...
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Suddenly flush with doses, U.S. pushes flu vaccinationJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - First there was too little swine flu vaccine. Now could there be way too much? This week will tell. Get ready for a huge flu-shot push as health officials try to rekindl...