All Stories from October 5, 2011 (Change date)
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RTA sees headway in fight over sales tax havensOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Regional Transportation Authority leaders hope a change of heart by an appliance store chain is a sign of more sales tax dollars to come. The RTA sued the villages of Ch...
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Benet, Napervilles send 8 to sectionalOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Many players and coaches gathered for Wednesday’s girls golf Class AA Hinsdale Central regional at Seven Bridges Golf Club in Woodridge spoke of the difficulty of the 5,...
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Prosecutors want to move jailed cartel lieutenantOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Federal prosecutors want to relocate a Mexican drug-cartel lieutenant jailed in Chicago but haven’t said where he’d be taken. Prosecutors say they’re trying to comply wi...
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Israel’s Shechtman Wins Nobel in Chemistry for Quasicrystals DiscoveryOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - An Israeli scientist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for changing the prevailing views about the atomic structure of matter with his discovery of quasicrystals. Dan She...
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Knight of Champions to showcase marching bandsOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - The Prospect Marching Knights will host 24 bands from two states at the 16th annual Knight Of Champions marching band competition on Saturday, Oct. 8. Bands will perform...
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World has “bigger problem” than in 2008, Taleb saysOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the best-selling book “The Black Swan,” said the current global market turmoil is worse than it was in 2008 because countries such as th...
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'Ghost Stories in the Park' brings spooky tales to NapervilleOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - That cool tingle on the back of your neck? It's just a breeze from the river. The dark figure following you down the Riverwalk? That's your shadow, silly. The hairy guy ...
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Scouting girls tennis/Mid-Suburban League tournamentOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Where: Rolling Meadows, Palatine and Fremd When: Tournament continues Thursday and Friday at 3:30 p.m. Outlook: Barrington is on the hunt for a 17th consecut...
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Door-to-door search under way for quarry gunmanOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - CUPERTINO, Calif. — Authorities are searching door to door with guns drawn in a neighborhood about 5 miles from the Northern California quarry where a gunman killed two ...
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WW South wins Burlington regionalOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - The Wheaton Warrenville South girls golf team had the perfect formula to win the Class AA Burlington Central regional in Sycamore on Wednesday: collectively reduce your ...