All Stories from July 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Creator of 'Brady Bunch,' 'Gilligan's Island' diesJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Sherwood Schwartz, writer-creator of two of the best-remembered TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, “Gilligan's Island” and “The Brady Bunch,” has died at ag...
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Astronauts saluted by Elton 'Rocket Man' JohnJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts making NASA's last shuttle flight turned into moving men and garbage haulers Wednesday with no time to dwell on their place in spac...
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Fish kill near Ill. lake turns up invasive carpJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - DECATUR — Several thousand fish have died just below the dam between Lake Decatur and the Sangamon River and most appear to be a variety that local officials hope will n...
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Chain restaurants will make kids menus healthierJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Parents seeking healthier restaurant meals for their kids can start to look beyond chicken nuggets and macaroni-and-cheese. At least 19 restaurant chains — ...
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FACT CHECK: Vaccination not a CIA front. Usually.Jul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — In his 2009 speech to the Muslim world, President Barack Obama announced a new effort to eradicate polio, which persists in three Muslim countries. One of t...
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Downers Grove Junior Woman's Club Provides Happier Birthdays for Needy ChildrenJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - The Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) is pleased to announce that the Downers Grove Junior Woman's Club recently donated $216 to sponsor four needy children through HSP...
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AP coverage of Japanese disaster wins APME awardsJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Coverage of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis along Japan's northeastern coast won awards for deadline and enterprise reporting from the Asso...
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Murdoch drops bid for Britain's largest TV groupJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - 13 Jul 2011 08:31 Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. dropped a bid to gain full control of British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc after U.K. lawmakers demanded the offer be scrappe...
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AAR announces cash dividendJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Wood Dale-based AAR Corp. announced Tueday that its Board of Directors at its regularly scheduled meeting declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share to its s...
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Martz: Bears could be ready quickly for Hall gameJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - The way Mike Martz sees it, the Chicago Bears could play in the Hall of Fame game on a day's notice if necessary. Of course, that's not realistic and he wouldn't want to...