All Stories from January 22, 2012 (Change date)
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New helmet, cellphone laws may be afoot in 2012Jan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - I showed up for a discussion on distracted driving and left with my head buzzing over a host of other safety issues. It was Secretary of State Jesse White's Advisory Com...
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Environmentalists see reason for alarm in GOP raceJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Four years after the GOP's rallying cry became “drill, baby, drill,” environmental issues have barely registered a blip in this Republican presid...
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Dundee-Crown gets past McHenryJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - Dundee-Crown 35, McHenry 30: The Chargers (14-7, 7-1) held onto a share of first place in the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division with this win on the road Monday nigh...
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Scouts prepared for 2012 'Friends of Scouting' campaignJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - Like it is for most individuals and organizations, the start of the new year is an opportunity to evaluate the last year's challenges and successes while planning new ef...
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Magnitude-4.7 quake shakes Big Island in HawaiiJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - HILO, Hawaii — A magnitude-4.7 earthquake and several small aftershocks shook Hawaii's Big Island on Sunday, but there were no reports of injury or damage. The quake str...
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Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium receives national awardJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - The Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium (which includes the Lake County Health Department) has received a national honor for excellence in public health communica...
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High court: warrant needed for GPS trackingJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. The GPS device help...
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Metropolis regular on the road with 'Mamma Mia!'Jan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - Longtime subscribers of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre might be pleased to hear that Michelle Weissgerber, an actress who has appeared in seven productions with t...
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Halliburton 4Q profit jumps 50 pctJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Halliburton is reporting that its net income jumped nearly 50 percent in the final three months of 2011 as rising oil prices sparked new drilling projects. Th...
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COD names MLK scholarship recipientsJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - College of DuPage recently selected the recipients of this year's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship. The $1,000 award is given to three students selected bas...