All Stories from May 28, 2012 (Change date)
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Pension reform plan coming togetherMay 28, 2012 7:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The details of the pension reform proposal Illinois lawmakers will be presented with in the coming days are crystallizing, but what remains unclear is whet...
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N. Korean farmers cite grave drought; aid unlikelyMay 28, 2012 6:59 pm - NAMPHO, North Korea — North Korea is reporting a serious drought that could worsen already critical food shortages, but help is unlikely to come from the United States a...
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CLC offering orientation sessionsMay 28, 2012 6:58 pm - Grayslake-based College of Lake County will offer parents of incoming freshmen three opportunities to attend such an orientation session. Called “Helping Your Child Succ...
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District 214 to test iPads at Vanguard SchoolMay 28, 2012 6:55 pm - As Northwest Suburban High School District 214 works on a plan for each of its 12,000 students to have an iPad in the future, students and staff at Vanguard Alternative ...
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Cougars fall 15-9 in 12 inningsMay 28, 2012 6:54 pm - Despite squandering three leads, the Beloit Snappers never trailed in a 15-9, 12-inning victory over the Kane County Cougars on Monday at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Ge...
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Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to U.S.May 28, 2012 6:49 pm - LOS ANGELES — Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the Uni...
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Experts: Remedial college classes need fixingMay 28, 2012 6:41 pm - OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Each year, an estimated 1.7 million U.S. college students are steered to remedial classes to catch them up and prepare them for regular coursework....
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Michigan wildfire destroys nearly 100 buildingsMay 28, 2012 6:27 pm - NEWBERRY, Mich. — Homes and cabins make up a third of the nearly 100 structures destroyed by a wildfire burning across more than 30 square miles of Michigan’s Upper Peni...
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It’s hot, but not for longMay 28, 2012 5:46 pm - Memorial Day suburban celebrations went off unfettered by record-high temperatures. The thermostat hit 95 degrees around 1 p.m. in the suburban Chicago area. The previou...
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Carmel’s late rally falls just shortMay 28, 2012 5:13 pm - It was 90-plus degrees and the heat was being turned up quickly on Jake Rubin. The Highland Park senior pitcher had already thrown more than 100 pitches Saturday morning...