All Stories from February 24, 2012 (Change date)
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Dann Gire predicts 'The Artist' will silence the Oscar competitionFeb 24, 2012 5:00 am - So it comes down to this: The Academy Award for Best Picture will be a tooth-and-toenail struggle between Michel Hazanavicius' favored silent film "The Artist" and Mart...
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Oak Grove District 68 begins superintendent searchFeb 24, 2012 4:30 am - The top educator at Oak Grove Elementary District 68 is leaving at the end of the school year for a position that will give her a closer connection to the classroom. Tax...
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Barrington Hills agrees to house BACOGFeb 24, 2012 4:30 am - The Barrington Hills village board voted 6-1 this week in favor of a $1 per year lease for the Barrington Area Council of Governments to move its offices into village ha...
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Blackhawks, bunting drills … and Lovie finally speaksFeb 24, 2012 4:30 am - Hawk talk: Got a comment, then a question, and then I'll hang up and listen for my answer. First off, thank god Jonathan Toews is OK after his one-car crash Th...
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Kifowit for House District 84, DemocratFeb 24, 2012 4:00 am - (This editorial was edited for clarification after initial publication.) The Democratic primary race in the 84th District of the Illinois House is a tough call. T...
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Support proposal to boost transparencyFeb 24, 2012 4:00 am - In its Feb. 17 editorial, “Nothing funny about corruption,” the Daily Herald states two things most people can agree with — first, that corruption is not funny, and seco...
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Schakowsky for Congress Dist. 9, DemocratFeb 24, 2012 4:00 am - Rep. Jan Schakowsky, the seven-term Democrat from Evanston, faces a couple of uncommon wrinkles in her bid for re-election. First, she faces a primary opponent — a perso...
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Six-month sentence sends poor messageFeb 24, 2012 4:00 am - DuPage County Circuit Court Judge Daniel P. Guerin’s Jan. 27 sentencing decision in the case of James W. French was an affront to victims of child sexual assault. The ju...
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Liberal elite to blame for working-class woes?Feb 24, 2012 4:00 am - The white working class is in big trouble, and the liberal elite is largely to blame. So says Charles Murray in his latest book, “Coming Apart: The State of White Americ...
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The trials of Saint SantorumFeb 24, 2012 4:00 am - You’ve likely heard by now that the presidential election may pivot on the unlikely “controversy” of birth control. This is the latest trope to evolve from a campaign t...