All Stories from December 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Better Business Bureau offers online shopping tipsDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Shopping online means avoiding the crowds, but it also opens up the buyer to attacks from scammers and hackers. “While online shopping may be convenient, the Internet a...
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Ill. officials explain minority contractingDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation is planning three meetings to get public comment on a new minority contracting program and explain other state-pr...
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Waukegan man denies possessing porn on cell phoneDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - A Waukegan man arrested for videotaping proceedings in a Lake County branch court with his cellphone pleaded not guilty Tuesday to possessing the child pornography polic...
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Two pedestrians killed in Des Plaines in separate accidentsDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Two pedestrians were killed in two separate motor-vehicle accidents Tuesday, including one that was struck by a school bus with children on board, police said, At 5:30 a...
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NTSB recommends ban on driver cellphone useDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — States should ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in emergencies, the National Transportation Board said Tuesday...
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Benedictine one of safest schools in stateDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - You would not expect to find much crime in the cornfields of west central Illinois or among the sprawling prairies of eastern Illinois. But according to StateUniversity....
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New data said to narrow hunt for ‘God’ particleDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - GENEVA — Scientists hunting for an elusive subatomic particle say they’ve found “intriguing hints” that it exists, narrowing down the search for what is believed to be a...
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Chicago pushes for 12 new charter schoolsDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - The Chicago Public Schools wants to add 12 new charter schools over the next two years. School officials say the new campuses would serve 9,200 students on the West Side...
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Bird columnist Jeff Reiter talks about his passion for feathered fowlDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Columnist Jeff Reiter talks about his passion for birds
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Wisc. bill places new requirements on abortionsDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A Republican-backed bill would place new requirements on women seeking abortions in Wisconsin. The measure by Republican Sen. Mary Lazich of New Berlin ...