All Stories from April 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Republican House Speaker Boehner Endorses Romney for NomineeApr 17, 2012 10:16 am - House Speaker John Boehner today said he will be “proud to support Mitt Romney” as the Republican presidential nominee and will “do everything I can to help him win.” Bo...
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Special Olympics ambassador urges end to "R" wordApr 17, 2012 10:00 am - Ela Stoklosa came home to MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights Monday, and Sophia Cacioppo thinks she made a great impression. Stoklosa, 21, talked about her expe...
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Police handcuff Ga. kindergartner for tantrumApr 17, 2012 10:00 am - MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Police in Georgia handcuffed a kindergartner with her arms behind her back after the girl threw a tantrum and the police chief defended the action a...
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Is pricey fundraiser too much to ask of friend?Apr 17, 2012 9:54 am - Q. I have a group of friends from college, and we are quite close. One of them pursued a career while the rest of us balanced career and family ambitions. She was recent...
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Illinois girl is pony-riding championApr 17, 2012 9:46 am - Ella Oelfke, a tiny 7-year-old first-grader, weighs 53 pounds. The pony she rides weighs 800 pounds. She is in complete control. Ella last year became a national champio...
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Downstate cop accused of DUI, fleeing wrecksApr 17, 2012 9:46 am - An Alton police officer is accused of fleeing two accidents authorities say he drunkenly caused just minutes apart. The (Alton) Telegraph reports that 39-year-old Christ...
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Indiana cemetery dating to 1800s hit by vandalsApr 17, 2012 9:45 am - COLUMBUS, Ind. — Dozens of gravestones and monuments have been overturned or broken at a Central Indiana cemetery dating to the 1800s in what police say is despicable ac...
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Boston Marathon finishers from IllinoisApr 17, 2012 9:45 am - Boston Marathon finishers from Illinois How runners from Illinois finished in Monday’s Boston Marathon. 67, James Akita, Elmhurst, 2:38:27. 101, Andy Derks, Aurora, 2:...
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UW universities get overseas recruitment helpApr 17, 2012 9:45 am - EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is among a growing number of campuses turning to foreign agencies to recruit new students. UW-Stout is also lo...
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Mount Prospect asks motorists to avoid Busse, Algonquin intersectionApr 17, 2012 9:41 am - Last weekend’s rain has complicated efforts to repair a collapsed sewer main on Busse Road just south of Algonquin Road in Mount Prospect, adding to the traffic woes pla...