All Stories from October 5, 2011 (Change date)
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Friendly Ice Cream Chain Files for Bankruptcy After 76 YearsOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Friendly Ice Cream Corp., the 76- year-old restaurant chain known for its ice cream and burgers, sought bankruptcy protection from creditors four years after being bough...
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Illinois prison crowding has led to more assaultsOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - A southwestern Illinois prison with the state's worst inmate-to-staff ratio of all Illinois maximum-security lockups has had an “alarming” number of assaults perhaps bla...
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Merkel Says EFSF Can Be Used as Last Line to Recapitalize BanksOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the European rescue fund can be used as a last line of defense to recapitalize banks if necessary to defend the euro. If troubl...
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Off to the races at Antioch Fall Fest Oct. 8Oct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Antioch will host its annual Fall Fest at the William E. Brook Entertainment Center (the Bandshell) Saturday, Oct. 8. It will feature activities such as Adventure Ra...
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Celebrate fall at St. Charles Scarecrow FestivalOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Over the years, the annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival has been one of the markers of the ages and stages of our family. When our daughter was little, we joined the ...
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Mt. Prospect offers circuit breaker, ILCaresRX helpOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - The Village of Mount Prospect Human Services Department can assist residents with the application process for The state of Illinois’ Circuit Breaker & IL CaresRx Program...
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Barrington nabs crown at Prairie RidgeOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - For Barrington’s girls golf team, regionals served as a springboard for a run at the state tournament. For Prairie Ridge, regionals were about moving forward after an u...
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Aggressive dog shot and killed by Round Lake Beach PoliceOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - A Round Lake Beach police officer shot and killed a dog that was acting aggressively toward neighbors and had lunged at police, authorities said Wednesday. John Townsen...
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Reid proposes 5% tax on those earning more than $1 millionOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Senate Democratic leaders proposed a new 5 percent tax on people earning more than $1 million a year to help pay for President Barack Obama’s job-creation plan. Majority...
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Chicago to pay $1.25 million torture settlementOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - CHICAGO — The city of Chicago is set to pay $1.25 million to a man who claims police tortured him into wrongfully confessing to murder. The settlement for Harold Hill is...