All Stories from October 6, 2011 (Change date)
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Garden club spices up Lombard library’s lawnOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - Proceeds from the Lombard Garden Club’s annual lilac sale this spring went toward landscaping and sign repairs for the Helen Plum Memorial Library. The library’s new la...
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Defense team tries to distance Cellini from BlagojevichOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - The specter of Rod Blagojevich hung over the corruption trial of a longtime Illinois power broker Thursday as defense attorneys tried to distant their client from the fo...
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Ind. mint farmer sentenced for ditch’s hot waterOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - KNOX, Ind. — A northern Indiana mint farmer has been sentenced for allowing steaming hot water to enter a drainage ditch where a man says his dog was scalded to death. A...
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Indiana police searching for man who beat jail guard, escapedOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - TIPTON, Ind. — Police have been searching a central Indiana cornfield for a man who authorities say assaulted a jail guard and escaped during a hospital trip. The Tipton...
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Union members fight Ind. ‘right-to-work’ proposalOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Union members have packed an Indiana Statehouse hearing as they fight an uphill battle against “right-to-work” legislation that sparked a five-week walkou...
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Donate food, get flu shot discount at Advocate CondellOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - Appointments are still available for Advocate Condell Medical Center’s Food for Flu program, in which shots are offered at a reduced cost in exchange for a donation of n...
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Northwest Community Healthcare launches health clinic in Palatine Jewel-OscoOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - Citing statistics that nearly half the community it serves is without a primary care physician, Northwest Community Healthcare this week launched its first retail clinic...
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Man dies after jumping into Lake MichiganOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner says the drowning death of a 31-year-old New Jersey man in Lake Michigan is accidental. Authorities say Amit Patel of Edison, N.J., jum...
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White passes silver as most popular car colorOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - DETROIT — White has passed silver as the world’s most popular color for carmakers, according to an annual survey by paint maker PPG Industries. Silver spent a decade on ...
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Palatine welcomes sweets shop, kung fu schoolOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - Palatine recently welcomed a couple of new businesses located just a few blocks from each other, giving patrons more options to exercise their bodies and taste buds. The...