All Stories from February 13, 2012 (Change date)
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Banking for pot shops eyed in ColoradoFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - DENVER — Medical marijuana is legal in 17 states, but the industry has a decidedly black-market aspect — it's mostly cash-only. Banks won't touch pot money. The drug is ...
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Man drowns trying to save dog from thin iceFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - A man has drowned after apparently trying to rescue his dog from thin ice at a Homewood park. Homewood Fire Chief Robert Grabowski says crews responded to Izaak Walton N...
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Hanover Park teen gets four years for car burglaryFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge sentenced a Hanover Park teen to four years in prison last week following his November conviction on charges of stealing items from cars. Kordell T....
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Chicago buys face shields for police for summitsFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - With thousands of protesters expected to descend on Chicago when the NATO and G-8 Summits are held in May, the city has bought more than 3,000 face masks for police offi...
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No. 1 Bartlett rolls in regional openerFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Bartlett’s girls basketball team isn’t the top seed in the Class 4A Hoffman Estates sectional complex for nothing. The No. 1 Hawks (27-1) wasted little time Tuesday nigh...
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Schaumburg approves site for Japanese churchFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday approved a special use permit for the local branch of a church that originated in Japan in the 1980s to move into an industrial park unit. ...
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DuPage nabs 11 'deadbeat' dads in Valentine's roundupFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Valentine's Day arrived with handcuffs for a dozen men arrested in a DuPage County sweep targeting “deadbeat” parents, authorities said. The roundup, dubbed “Operation ...
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Devereaux Peters leads Notre Dame women past ProvidenceFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Devereaux Peters had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 Notre Dame to a 66-47 win over Providence on Tuesday night. Skylar Diggins finished with ...
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Westminster’s Firchau notches No. 499Feb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Victory No. 499 was not a pleasant one for Westminster Christian boys basketball coach Bruce Firchau. The Warriors’ 58-46 nonconference home win Tuesday over Kirkland-H...
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Palatine man gets 10 years for firing weapon in Arlington HeightsFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - A 35-year-old Palatine man charged with firing a weapon outside an Arlington Heights apartment building last year pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm and...