All Stories from February 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Taxpayers need an advocate, tooFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Our current administration has appointed a new position of “advocate of illegal immigration.” How about an advocate for the American taxpayer? My wife and I have worked ...
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International students protest new Purdue feeFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — International students at Purdue University are protesting a new university fee that affects Purdue's large population of foreign students. The J...
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Meacham Road expansion stirs residents in Rolling MeadowsFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - More than 60 residents filled the Rolling Meadows council chambers on Tuesday to hear an update on, and speak out against, a possible plan to expand Meacham Road. Rolli...
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Environmentalists threaten suit over ballast ruleFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Environmental groups said Tuesday they might file another lawsuit in their long-running battle with the federal government over ballast water disc...
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ECC President talks to KiwanisFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Submitted by St. Charles Noon Kiwanis St. Charles Noon Kiwanis Club recently heard the latest updates on Elgin Community College. ECC President David Sam began by thanki...
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For boomers, it's a new era of 'work til you drop'Feb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — When Paula Symons joined the U.S. workforce in 1972, typewriters in her office clacked nonstop, people answered the telephones and the hot new technology r...
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Junior zookeepers go to Costa RicaFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON — The simulated rainforest at Miller Park Zoo is fun to visit, but nothing beats the real thing. Once every two years, zoo education specialist Shannon Reedy...
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Fox Lake Polar Plunge set for Feb. 26 at Lakefront ParkFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Be a fan of brrr-avery! Support Special Olympics athletes by jumping into the waters of Fox Lake at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. The funds raised from the Law Enforcement To...
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TBF Financial creates online resource to price equipment lease, loan charge-offsFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD — TBF Financial, LLC, a buyer of charged-off equipment leases and loans, announced today that its new website includes an online method for industry executives...
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Oil near 9-month high after Greece debt dealFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil traded close to a nine-month high near $105 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after European leaders agreed to lend Greece $170 billion to avoid a debt default. B...