All Stories from January 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Sweden to probe fate of WWII hero WallenbergJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - STOCKHOLM — Sweden will open a new probe into what happened to World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg after he was captured by the Soviets in 1945. Foreign Minister Carl Bil...
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Another guilty plea in Lincolnshire retirement account theftJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - The third of four Cook County residents charged with trying to steal $330,000 from a Lincolnshire investment firm was placed on court supervision Wednesday after admitti...
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Chicago police arrest 7 in filmed beating of teenJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Chicago police have arrested seven teenagers in the beating and robbery of a 17-year-old high school student that was filmed and posted online. Police announced the char...
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Boys basketball/Fox Valley roundupJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Hampshire 44, Johnsburg 42: Tyler Watzlawick scored 18 points to lead Hampshire (9-8, 2-2) to a Fox Valley Conference Fox Division win on the road. Brock Ralphs adde...
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Texas school bus crash sends 32 to hospitalJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - TEMPLE, Texas — A tractor-trailer clipped a school bus full of students Tuesday, flipping the bus onto its side and sending 32 people — 29 of them children — to a centra...
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Mount Prospect expanding Midsummer Downtown Block PartyJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect is beefing up its annual Midsummer Downtown Block Party, adding an extra day and bringing aboard a management company to run the event. Village trustees t...
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Fire brings back veteran PardoJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - The Chicago Fire has re-signed veteran midfielder Pavel Pardo for the 2012 season. Pardo, who joined the Chicago Fire last July, appeared in 14 competitive matches last...
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Bianchi fires back, sues special prosecutors for $15 millionJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - In the months leading up to an August 2011 misconduct trial of McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi, defense attorney Terry Ekl called on the two special prosec...
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Oil rises to three-day high as Iran tension counters economyJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Oil rose to the highest level in three days in New York as speculation supplies from Iran will be disrupted countered concern that economic growth will slow. Iran called...
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Tourists from 5 nations victims in Ethiopia attackJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — An Ethiopian official says that four people were kidnapped in an attack by gunmen on a group of European tourists in northern Ethiopia. Bereket S...