All Stories from May 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Jobs for Justice to discuss budget threats to schoolsMay 11, 2012 12:23 pm - In response to Gov. Quinn’s pension plan and recent legislative initiatives, Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice has assembled a panel of professional educators who will...
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Leggee students tackle music from the moviesMay 11, 2012 12:21 pm - Sometimes, the best part of a movie is its soundtrack. Under the direction of music teacher Mary Bell, fifth-grade students from Leggee Elementary School in Huntley will...
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Three sisters set to graduate from BenedictineMay 11, 2012 12:20 pm - Patricia Jones has a keen eye for uncovering the truth. One day, a woman carrying a particularly suspicious tray of cookies passed her near the main entrance at Bolingb...
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Prospect Heights mayor wins big at Derby partyMay 11, 2012 12:19 pm - Prospect Heights Mayor Nick Helmer is new to horse racing, but there he was at a Kentucky Derby party last week at the new Off Track Betting facility in his city. Someho...
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Beyond floral prints: Dresses in ND exhibit aliveMay 11, 2012 12:11 pm - FARGO, N.D. — Stevie Famulari has brought a bit of Central Park to North Dakota. The 40-year-old Famulari, a native New Yorker who moved to Fargo five years ago, ha...
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Americans to spend $19B on mother’s day gifts -- some are just awfulMay 11, 2012 12:11 pm - NEW YORK — What were they thinking? Through plastic smiles or gritted teeth, moms have to suck it up sometimes when Mother’s Day means a gifted toilet, unsolic...
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USDA seeks change to regulate Internet pet salesMay 11, 2012 12:10 pm - Dog breeders who skirt animal welfare laws by selling puppies over the Internet would face tighter scrutiny under a rule change proposed this week by the U.S. Department...
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Time cover shows mom breastfeeding 3-year-oldMay 11, 2012 12:10 pm - Associated Press NEW YORK — Shocking or no big deal? A woman breastfeeding her 3-year-old son is the cover photo of this week’s Time magazine for a story on &#...
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Kidney disease a leading killer in catsMay 11, 2012 12:10 pm - Associated Press LOS ANGELES — It’s one of the leading causes of death for cats, but there is no cure and no known cause: kidney disease. One in 12 older cats ...
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Women ponder how they became a campaign issueMay 11, 2012 12:10 pm - DENVER — Wanda Ramey stood on the University of Colorado campus, cane in one hand, “Close The Pay Gap” sign in the other. The rally for equal pay among wo...