All Stories from January 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Man who killed 2 Wisconsin women dies in custodyJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - MERRILL, Wis. — A man who admitted killing two Merrill women in the 1970s has died in custody. Sixty-eight-year-old Wayne Smith was serving life in prison for murdering...
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Batavia High School to host dance and flag competitionJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Batavia High School Dance Team will host a TEAMDance Illinois Regional Dance and Flag competition and Christian Suburban & Northern IL Big 12 Conference Championships Su...
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Catching up with Kaneland senior Kelly EversJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Kaneland senior Kelly Evers first started playing basketball in the fifth grade. “I was pretty awful,” recalled Evers, who has matured into a 6-foot center, a three-year...
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Wauconda man gets probation for relationship with girlJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - A Wauconda Township man was placed on probation for two years Thursday after he admitted having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. Brian Porras, 40, of the 2...
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Retailers report solid finale to holidaysJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Many retailers are reporting solid sales gains for December, capping a decent holiday season, but shoppers bent on discounts exacted a high price. Merchants ...
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No. 25 Gonzaga squashes Pepperdine 73-45Jan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - SPOKANE, Wash. — Gary Bell Jr., known primarily as a defensive specialist, led No. 25 Gonzaga with a career-high 15 points on Thursday night in a 73-45 victory over Pepp...
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Titanic items to be sold 100 years after sinkingJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. — Items as small as a hairpin and as big as a chunk of the Titanic’s hull are among 5,000 artifacts from the world’s most famous shipwreck that are to be a...
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Welcome back, new Geneva Ace HardwareJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - The turnout Wednesday for the unannounced “soft” opening of the new Geneva Ace Hardware humbled co-owner George Havlicek. Many of the more than 220 people who came into ...
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Retailers ShopKo and Pamida to mergeJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Retailers ShopKo and Pamida say they plan to merge, creating a company with nearly 350 stores. Terms of the deal announced Wednesday weren’t disclosed. Th...
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Palatine Twp. Democrats to host Congressional forumJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - The Palatine Township Democrats Organization will host a candidates forum for the U.S. 6th and 8th Congressional districts from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 21, at the ...