All Stories from January 15, 2012 (Change date)
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Millionaires in China like Louis Vuitton gifts bestJan 15, 2012 7:00 am - LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA is the favorite brand of Chinese millionaires buying gifts for friends and business contacts, according to Hurun Report Inc. About on...
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What a new poll reveals about MormonsJan 15, 2012 7:00 am - The first major independent poll of U.S. Mormons describes a conservative, devout community highly concerned about being accepted even as it embraces beliefs about gende...
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Assessing the 4th quarter in Europe and looking aheadJan 15, 2012 7:00 am - In what has surpassed even soccer as a continental pastime, investors are sitting on the sidelines of the European sovereign-debt crisis, watching politicians, central b...
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‘Mayberry’ still alive in GenevaJan 15, 2012 6:30 am - The quaintness of our downtowns remains one of the great things about living in the Tri-Cities area. But walking around downtown Geneva last weekend suddenly turned into...
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It’s safety versus personal liberty on revising rail crossing lawJan 15, 2012 6:30 am - Controversial legislation pending in the state Senate seeks to give Metra commuters greater freedom to decide if it’s safe to cross railroad tracks when warning signals ...
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Walsh’s GOP rivals facing objectionsJan 15, 2012 6:30 am - By challenging 8th District Congressman Joe Walsh in the March 20 primary, two fellow Republicans hope to channel his success of two years ago, and come out of nowhere t...
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Junior forms special-needs cheerleading squadJan 15, 2012 6:30 am - A single bad apple, a misguided heckle or one harsh word would have echoed through the hushed gym and ruined the moment that so many people had worked so hard to reach. ...
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Forest preserve: Deer left on trail killed illegallyJan 15, 2012 6:30 am - Marty Adeszko said he was stunned by a discovery he made this month during a hike through Timber Ridge Forest Preserve near West Chicago. For years, the Wheaton man’s jo...
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Catholic school enrollment stabilizing, diocese saysJan 15, 2012 6:30 am - Catholic school enrollment in the Chicago archdiocese rose in the city last fall for the third year in a row, while continuing a slow decline in the suburbs, new reports...
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Tanker carrying fuel reaches iced-in townJan 15, 2012 6:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Russian fuel tanker has arrived at its final destination in Alaska and is sitting some 460 yards away from where fuel will be transferred to the ic...