All Stories from October 5, 2011 (Change date)
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Israeli wins chemistry Nobel for quasicrystalsOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman won the 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for his discovery of quasicrystals, a mosaic-like chemical structure that researche...
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Prospect recognizes distinguished alumniOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Prospect High School will recognize two distinguished alumni, Dr. Colin Kaide and the Rev. Newell Krogmann, next week during the school’s homecoming celebration. Kaide i...
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Some of the country’s best caves are in the MidwestOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - In the middle of our Cave of the Mounds tour, the guide asked if we wanted to experience what “total darkness” was like. Of course, the answer was yes. My 6-year-old ner...
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Cary hires new administratorOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - When it came to securing a new village administrator, Cary only had to go as far as Glenview. Tuesday night, the Cary village board approved an employment contract for ...
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Blackhawks' Sharp OK, but is Bolland?Oct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Despite missing all of training camp after undergoing an appendectomy, expect to see Patrick Sharp used in all of the usual situations Friday night when the Blackhawks o...
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Zimbabwe's Economy to Expand as Much as 9% in 2012Oct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Zimbabwe's economy will probably expand between 7.8 percent and 9 percent next year, led by agriculture and mining, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said. The southern Afric...
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ComEd donates tree clippings to Brookfield ZooOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - BROOKFIELD -- Animals at Brookfield Zoo in suburban Chicago are chomping on leaves, twigs and branches that ComEd workers collect after they trim trees and shrubs along ...
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Sears weighing offers from Texas, OhioOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Sears Holdings Inc. executives soon may stop their shopping spree for a new headquarters after receiving offers of financial incentives from Austin, Texas, and Columbus,...
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Mt. Prospect senior health fair Oct. 20Oct 05, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. David Harris will host a Senior Health Fair on October 20th from 9 a.m. until Noon at the Village Hall and Flu Shots will be available. This replaces the Vill...
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Blue Diamond Fetches Record $10 Million, Ming Vase $26 Million c.2011 Bloomberg NewsOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese bidders pushed prices for Ming and bling to records at a Hong Kong auction last night, undaunted by volatility on stock markets across the ...