All Stories from February 18, 2011 (Change date)
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It could be curtains for Michigan film incentivesFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - DETROIT — Michigan's starring role as a darling of the movie industry may be about to end up on the cutting room floor. Gov. Rick Snyder's first budget proposal calls f...
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Boys basketball/Fox Valley roundupFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - CL South 52, McHenry 52: Crystal Lake South stayed hot with a 53-52 victory at McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division game. Point guard Ethan Breitenstein sc...
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Metea Valley edges Waubonsie ValleyFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - If the key ingredients of a rivalry are familiarity, proximity, roaring crowds, maybe a dash of dislike and, most important, blood-and-guts games between two evenly matc...
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Freshmen spur GOP-run House on big spending cutsFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Jolted to action by deficit-conscious newcomers, the Republican-controlled House agreed early Saturday to cut $61 billion from hundreds of federal programs...
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Agency denies permit for Quincy hydroelectric plantFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - QUINCY, Ill. — City officials in Quincy have learned that a federal agency has denied a license and permit for the city's proposed plan to build a hydroelectric power p...
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West Chicago wins sixth straightFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - WW South 64, West Chicago 50: The Tigers (15-9, 8-4) rolled to their sixth straight win by beating the Wildcats (4-19, 0-12) in the DuPage Valley Conference. Reilly O'T...
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Tri-Cities boys basketball roundupFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - West Aurora 79, Glenbard North 71: The Blackhawks (14-9, 8-3) made their annual Hall of Fame Night a winner over the Panthers (9-14, 4-8). West Aurora will try to hand G...
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Wis. GOP ups pressure on Dems to return and voteFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans on Sunday upped the pressure on Democrats who fled to Illinois to return home and vote on an anti-union bill, with the governor cal...
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G-20 reach compromise deal on imbalancesFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - PARIS — The world's dominant economies on Saturday struck a watered down deal on how to smooth out trade and currency imbalances many say exacerbated the financial crisi...
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Thousands of protesters surround Wisconsin CapitolFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A state Capitol thrown into chaos swelled for a fifth day with thousands of protesters, as supporters of Republican efforts to scrap the union rights of...