All Stories from April 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Schools' pay hikes trigger state penaltiesApr 12, 2012 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - At a time when suburban school districts are pushing back hard against taking over the state's share of teacher retirement costs, many are paying thousands...
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Whedon's genre-jolting 'Cabin' logs scares, laughsApr 12, 2012 5:00 am - You know right away that "The Cabin in the Woods" won't be your regular, run-of-the-kill horror movie about stupid, lusty young people trapped in the boonies by malevole...
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Tattoo inks way to new career, life and autism advocacyApr 12, 2012 5:00 am - As a teenager in Hoffman Estates, Sara Allgire was sure she knew why her older sister's young son acted out, threw tantrums and refused to speak or even look at folks. ...
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Restrict guns to inside homesApr 12, 2012 5:00 am - The Constitution was written by generally common-sense farmers and businessmen. The time was after the Revolutionary War when America was invaded by British, French and ...
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Kings take Game 1 from Canucks, 4-2Apr 12, 2012 1:02 am - VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Dustin Penner scored with 3:14 left in the third period to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in the opener of their...
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Government so big, my world so smallApr 12, 2012 1:00 am - Well, I’ve filed my federal and state tax returns. I now file this report on what it’s like to be browbeaten by Uncle Sam, who scowls more fiercely around this time of t...
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Taxes didn’t pay for billboardApr 12, 2012 1:00 am - Regarding an April 10 letter to the editor referencing a truck safety billboard located on Rt. 53 being paid for by tax dollars: I want to personally assure anyone conce...
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Tea Party intrudes on county boardApr 12, 2012 1:00 am - The primary season is over and most of Lake County sat home. My own county board district sat home and what do we have to show for the upcoming general election? It isn...
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Something you don’t hear about BuffettApr 12, 2012 1:00 am - President Obama keeps touting his class warfare by reciting that Warren Buffett’s secretary pays more in taxes than Warren himself due to tax loopholes which, of course,...
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So you want to recreate ‘Mad Men’ style at home?Apr 12, 2012 1:00 am - Now that another season of “Mad Men” is taking us back to the 1960s, lovers of Mid-century Modern style are eyeing the sets for inspiration. Luckily, the popularity of b...