All Stories from May 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Actress Sissy Spacek writes tender, touching bookMay 01, 2012 6:00 am - Actress Sissy Spacek's autobiography is as tender and touching as many of her best movie roles. Granted, there's not much tender or touching about “Carrie” (1976). One o...
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Suburban consortium chooses energy supplierMay 01, 2012 5:30 am - A consortium of seven North and Northwest suburbs has opted to go with Chicago-based Integrys Energy Services as its electricity supplier, a move expected to save the to...
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Suburban pilot program basis of proposed statewide plastic recyclingMay 01, 2012 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — All those plastic shopping bags you get at the grocery store either go to landfills, blow away in the wind or end up at recycling plants, and Illinois lawm...
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Naperville girl makes movie debut in 'Avengers'May 01, 2012 5:30 am - We're all about surprises here at Suburbanites in Showbiz, and none comes nicer than a 9-year-old Naperville girl about to make her motion picture debut in the new super...
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April colder than March, so what will May bring?May 01, 2012 5:30 am - A month ago, Deerfield resident Rob Engelman played tennis outside wearing shorts — and sunscreen. Last weekend, he played in two sweatshirts and sweatpants. This spring...
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Jury selection begins in Hoffman Estates teen's deathMay 01, 2012 5:30 am - The last two weeks have been difficult for Jeffrey Ziegler and his family, but no more difficult than the 3½ years since Ziegler found the lifeless body of his 19-year-o...
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Obama’s statements, vote don’t matchMay 01, 2012 5:00 am - Recently, President Obama spoke at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and “had the privilege” of meeting Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. O...
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The war is over?May 01, 2012 5:00 am - “The war on terror is over,” or so claims an unnamed senior State Department official, as reported by National Journal’s Michael Hirsh in his recent article “The Post al...
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How long must Syrians wait?May 01, 2012 5:00 am - The United States seems to have two plans to deal with what is fast becoming a civil war in Syria. Plan A calls for the full implementation of the U.N. cease-fire and th...
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What immigration ‘crisis’?May 01, 2012 5:00 am - Now that the immigration “crisis” has solved itself, this is the perfect time for Congress and the president to agree on a package of sensible, real-world reforms. Yeah...