All Stories from January 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Treasure hunter says he found $3 billion WWII wreckJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - PORTLAND, Maine — A treasure hunter said Wednesday he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World Wa...
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Pfizer recalls 1 million birth-control packs on wrong dosageJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, recalled 1 million birth-control packs after discovering that pills were mixed up inside the packages, possibly putting women...
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Firefighters battle house fire in BarringtonJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Barrington firefighters responded to a call of a house fire on the 200 block of Raymond Avenue early Wednesday evening. Units are still on the scene and no further infor...
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Brewers to accommodate fans with peanut allergiesJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Anyone who’s sung “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” knows that peanuts and Cracker Jack are forever linked with baseball. But for fans with peanut allergies, a ballpark exp...
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Hanover Township salutes youth leadersJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Submitted by Tom Kuttenberg The Hanover Township Committee on Youth recently presented Youth Leadership Awards to five individuals in three different categories at a din...
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Cook County man gets 18 years for Lombard home invasionJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - A Northlake man received an 18-year prison term Wednesday for a 2010 home invasion in which a Lombard man and his teenage daughter were held captive, prosecutors said. ...
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Harper tops DuPage for first N4C victoryJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - A pair of the North Central Community College Conference’s closest men’s basketball rivals hooked up in Palatine Wednesday night. This season, they’re not only close ge...
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‘Predict the Oscars’ contest on at Classic CinemasJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - For the ninth time, Billy Crystal will host Hollywood’s big event — the 84th Oscars — at the Kodak Theatre, and now it’s your turn to predict who will take home those go...
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New Illinois coach adds 19 recruits in first classJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — New Illinois football coach Tim Beckman loaded up on running backs and defensive backs in his first signing class, a group that some recruiting-ranking servi...
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Mount Prospect man killed by car remembered as ‘brilliant’Jan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Matthew Svedman was a young man destined for great things, said Larry DeAngelo, owner of Al’s Shoe Service in downtown Mount Prospect, where Svedman worked as a high sch...