All Stories from May 31, 2012 (Change date)
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'Snow White' actors get all dressed upMay 31, 2012 10:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Charlize Theron's evil queen costumes for “Snow White and the Huntsman” called for hundreds of hand-cut rooster feathers, thousands of iridescent beetle wi...
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31 percent of Q1 Ill. home sales were foreclosuresMay 31, 2012 9:51 am - Almost 31 percent of homes sold in Illinois in the first quarter of the year were in foreclosure or owned by a bank. The statistics were released Thursday by Irvine, Cal...
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Belleville man admits stealing from plumbers unionMay 31, 2012 9:48 am - A southwestern Illinois man faces up to 10 years in federal prison now that he’s pleaded guilty to stealing from a plumbers union where he served as business manager. Fi...
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Nominate Illinoisans of the Day at state fairMay 31, 2012 9:48 am - Illinoisans who make a difference in their communities could be honored during this year’s Illinois State Fair. The Illinois State Fair Foundation is asking for nominati...
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Illinois Symphony Orchestra has new music directorMay 31, 2012 9:48 am - The Illinois Symphony Orchestra has a new music director. The Bloomington-Normal-based orchestra has chosen 41-year-old Massachusetts native Alastair Willis for the posi...
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College achievers: Year-end editionMay 31, 2012 9:40 am - One week left in our prep “season” — but these local collegiates are done. We salute them. North Central’s Josh McLeod (Lisle), a three-year starting safety, was named t...
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Wisconsin’s Walker, Barrett to meet in final debate before recallMay 31, 2012 9:35 am - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will meet for one final debate Thursday night before Tuesday’s recall election. The debate begins at 9 ...
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Wisconsin homeowner dies following house explosionMay 31, 2012 9:35 am - GLENDALE, Wis. — The elderly man seriously injured when his house exploded in a Milwaukee suburb has died. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office says 88-year-o...
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Wisconsin’s richest woman owed no 2010 state taxesMay 31, 2012 9:35 am - BELOIT, Wis. — A Beloit billionaire who is Gov. Scott Walker’s largest campaign donor owed no Wisconsin taxes in 2010 because of a change in her corporation’s structure....
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St. Charles N. ready for rematch at stateMay 31, 2012 9:32 am - There was a moment at the end of Tuesday’s St. Charles North-Barrington match when a half-dozen former North Stars gathered on the field for a photo — and it was a talen...