All Stories from May 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Blue Jays' Lawrie joins list of baseball's wildest rantsMay 16, 2012 6:00 pm - Helmet tossing and bat banging have become all the rage, it seems. Yet Brett Lawrie and Bryce Harper still have a long way to go before hitting our list of baseball's wi...
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Des Plaines police: Man shot when he tried to run us downMay 16, 2012 6:00 pm - A 44-year-old man who was shot and killed by Des Plaines police over the weekend attempted to run down two officers before they shot him, according to a police statement...
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Reporter found in contempt for texting, will lose phoneMay 16, 2012 6:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A judge has found a Fort Wayne radio reporter in contempt of court and ordered his smartphone destroyed because he used it during a hearing where a ma...
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Parks overlooked subdivision annex in ‘99, tooMay 16, 2012 6:00 pm - Editor’s note: This story, about a similar annexation oversight by the Carol Stream Park District, appeared in 1999. By Carmen Greco Jr. Daily Herald Staff Writer The C...
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Chicago police proclaim readiness for NATO protestsMay 16, 2012 5:59 pm - Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the department is ready to provide a safe environment for protesters demonstrating against the NATO summit. Activists h...
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Chicago Teachers Union boots `rat’ member for lifeMay 16, 2012 5:59 pm - The Chicago Teachers Union has ousted a member for life for, the union says, feeding information about a union meeting to a public schools official. The Chicago Sun-Time...
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House shuffles to money to aid child careMay 16, 2012 5:59 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are trying to shuffle money to keep child care services from shutting down across the state. Illinois is on the verge of halting payment...
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IHSA sued over access for disabled athletesMay 16, 2012 5:59 pm - The Illinois attorney general’s office and an advocacy group for the disabled have filed a federal lawsuit that aims to force the organization that oversees high school ...
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Illinois committee OKs higher minimum wageMay 16, 2012 5:58 pm - SPRINGFIELD, — Illinois lawmakers are considering a plan to increase the minimum wage and let it rise automatically in the future. The state Senate’s Executive Committee...
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Artspace Elgin info session reaches prospective rentersMay 16, 2012 5:00 pm - Bob Plagemann is already planning to be in line with his paperwork ready on June 25 when Artspace Projects Inc. starts accepting rental applications for its Elgin develo...