All Stories from October 5, 2011 (Change date)
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Stocks rise on hopes for European banksOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Stocks rose sharply for a second straight day Wednesday on signs that the U.S. economy grew in September and that European officials are moving to support the...
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Wednesday’s boys soccer scoreboardOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Wednesday’s summaries * ANTIOCH 3, WAUCONDA 1 Antioch 3 0 —3 Wauconda 0 1 —1 Antioch — Geidner (Hernandez), Jost, Geidner (Hernandez). Wauconda — Worzala (Swanson). Go...
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Northwest Indiana teen on school bus grazed by bulletOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - GARY, Ind. — School officials in northwestern Indiana say they’re working with police to find out who fired a gun shot that grazed a 15-year-old girl riding a school...
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Russia Vows to Resist Western-Led Regime Change After Syria VetoOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Russia, which blocked a United Nations resolution that targeted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad yesterday, won't allow Western nations to use the UN to validate “regime ch...
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‘Cookie Duster’ Oil Executives Get Better Returns, Analyst SaysOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Oil and natural-gas companies with executives who sport a mustache, a facial feature donned by Confucius, Einstein and Magnum P.I., had better returns during the past de...
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Marshals nab Bartlett fugitive facing 10-year termOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. marshals on Wednesday captured a Bartlett woman facing a 10-year prison term for falsely reporting two deaths in an insurance scam, a prosecutor said. Bridgette L....
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Downstate man rescued from grain binOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - JAMAICA, Ill. — Rescue crews have pulled an eastern Illinois man from a grain bin full of corn. Danville Fire Department Assistant Chief Tom Pruitt tells The Commercial ...
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Hawkeyes hoping defense ready for Big Ten playOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa — After five years of teasing the Hawkeyes with his potential, senior safety Jordan Bernstine is finally someone the Iowa defense can count on. The Hawke...
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Palatine native doesn’t win Month at the MuseumOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Palatine native Katie Duff, 29, may not have won the Museum of Science and Industry’s popular Month at the Museum 2 competition, but she and the remaining finalists do g...
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Bring your pooch to Scarecrow Fest’s Canine CornerOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Dogs, dog treats, dog toys and specialty dog stores all seem to be the rage, and the St. Charles Scarecrow Festival is expanding on puppy passion with a number o...