All Stories from April 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Minivan rams into pedestrians in Japan; 8 killedApr 12, 2012 11:32 am - TOKYO — A minivan ran through an intersection and struck pedestrians in a tourist-packed area of Kyoto on Thursday, killing eight people including the vehicle’s driver, ...
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Libertyville library to honor donor posthumouslyApr 12, 2012 11:25 am - A lifelong Libertyville resident, Margaret Earnshaw was a proud patron of the Cook Memorial Public Library District. “I saw her there many times,” Libertyville Mayor Ter...
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Daily Herald wins national headline contestApr 12, 2012 11:23 am - The Daily Herald copy desk won a first prize in the American Copy Editors Society 2011 national headline contest. The copy editors — who give the newspaper’s articles th...
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Mount Prospect could spend $24 million to reduce floodingApr 12, 2012 11:20 am - A Mount Prospect study commissioned after last summer’s record rains flooded hundreds of homes indicates the village and residents could wind up sharing the cost of near...
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18 horses confirmed dead in McHenry stable fire; volunteers open their doors to helpApr 12, 2012 11:15 am - All of the horses that were housed in the Black Tie Stable when a fire broke out Wednesday evening have been accounted for, McHenry County officials said this morning. I...
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Carmel’s Paul, Warren’s Ellis renew fast friendshipApr 12, 2012 11:11 am - Megan Paul ran into a runner recently. It was her old friend and former Waukegan Invaders club track teammate, little Brittny Ellis. Carmel Catholic’s star was lucky she...
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Arboretum botanist tracks blooms and other signs of spring's progressApr 12, 2012 11:00 am - Ed Hedborn, who has been with the Morton Arboretum in Lisle for 35 years, has never seen anything like this. “It feels like I'm in the middle of May,” Hedborn says. “You...
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Wrong turn grants glimpse behind N. Korean curtainApr 12, 2012 11:00 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — The press bus took a wrong turn Thursday. And suddenly, everything changed in the official showcase of North Korean achievement. A cloud of brow...
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St. Charles boys lacrosse teams ready for first meetingApr 12, 2012 11:00 am - For the first time, a line has been drawn. Saturday's Crosstown Lacrosse Classic at the East Side Sports Complex in St. Charles marks the first time varsity boys teams r...
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J.K. Rowling's next book: 'The Casual Vacancy'Apr 12, 2012 11:00 am - LONDON — Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says her first book for adults will be called “The Casual Vacancy.” She says the book will be set in an English town called Pag...