All Stories from February 18, 2012 (Change date)
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The nation’s housing: Weighing new versus a foreclosed homeFeb 18, 2012 9:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. — Homebuilders are switching tactics and confronting head-on one of their biggest nemeses: foreclosed houses that not only lure buyers away with deeply dis...
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Central Illinois men hunt down fugitivesFeb 18, 2012 8:05 am - DECATUR — Lorne Sturdivant, who wanted to be a police officer since he was a child, moved to Decatur from Gary, Ind., to play football at Millikin University. Immediatel...
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Fashion designer goes low-tech, low-costFeb 18, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — Norma Kamali went for 3-D video and online shopping over a traditional runway show when she rolled out her spring line last September. She earned thousands of...
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Government Printing Office rolls out Obama budget appFeb 18, 2012 7:05 am - WASHINGTON — The federal budget may be getting bigger, but its run on the printed page is getting steadily smaller. Enter the government’s first mobile budget app. When ...
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Look ma, no wires for Apple-friendly speakerFeb 18, 2012 7:05 am - Danish audio-video manufacturer Bang & Olufsen is known for its strikingly designed, pricey electronics gear. Hmm, sound like any smartphone-tablet-computer maker you ca...
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Kane to approach courtroom cameras ‘cautiously’Feb 18, 2012 7:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled last month that cameras should be allowed in courtrooms on an “experimental, circuit by circuit basis.” But don’t expect bright lights a...
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District 2 candidates’ opinions vary on benefits, other issuesFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - Should Kane County Board members receive health insurance and a pension? Does Kane County need a full-time administrator? And do the county board and elected department ...
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11th District candidates not the same kind of DemocratsFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - When candidates from the same party face each other in a primary, it can often be difficult to contrast them. That’s not the case in the Democratic primary for the 11th ...
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Candidates oppose shifting pension burdenFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - Local control of pension funds may sound good on paper, but the idea of the state shifting the burden of millions of dollars in teacher retirement costs onto school dist...
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Rolling Meadows want to fine parents for kids' crimesFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - The cost of parenting is going up in Rolling Meadows. The city is preparing to levy fines against parents whose minor children commit crimes in Rolling Meadows, and to r...