All Stories from June 15, 2012 (Change date)
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Edgar hopes to bring future state leaders togetherJun 15, 2012 4:04 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Former Gov. Jim Edgar says Illinois’ inability to pull together has cost the state dearly as it tries to dig itself out of a deep financial hole. It’s a prob...
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Durbin: Young illegal immigrants now have a chanceJun 15, 2012 4:03 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a longtime champion of opening a path to citizenship for young illegal immigrants, said Friday that the Obama administration’s decision to stop ma...
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Emanuel supports reducing pot penaltyJun 15, 2012 4:03 pm - With the murder rate in Chicago climbing at an alarming rate, police may soon get some help keeping a lid on violent crime from an unlikely source: marijuana. Mayor Rah...
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Wrongly accused at 7, man now headed to prisonJun 15, 2012 4:03 pm - A man wrongly accused of killing an 11-year-old girl when he was 7 years old is now headed to prison for shooting two people in 2006. Romarr Gipson, now 21, was sentence...
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Stocks hit 1-month highJun 15, 2012 4:02 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks recorded their third big gain of the week and closed at a one-month high Friday because of expectations that the central banks of countries around the ...
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Dempster dominates again, Cubs beat Red Sox 3-0Jun 15, 2012 4:00 pm - Ryan Dempster pitched four-hit ball over seven shutout innings, and the Cubs hung on to beat team president Theo Epstein's former club, topping the struggling Boston Red...
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Plenty of empty seats to greet Cubs, SoxJun 15, 2012 4:00 pm - Four years ago, the Cubs and White Sox arrived at the first game of their annual interleague series with both teams in first place. Each team swept at home — and both te...
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When to water and when not to ... and how muchJun 15, 2012 4:00 pm - The official start of summer may still be four days away, but the forecast doesn't seem to know that, and as a result, neither does the grass. Hot rays of sunlight may b...
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Patriotic bracelets support Elgin young musiciansJun 15, 2012 3:05 pm - Submitted by Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra Brighton Jewelry has partnered with The Little Traveler, 404 S. Third St. in Geneva, to sell 100 of a limited edition I.D. st...
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It’s only a guilt trip if you buy the ticketJun 15, 2012 3:04 pm - “Every time I ask for something for myself, she just sends me on this guilt trip. It’s not worth it!” “He always makes me feel so guilty!” “He doesn’t think it’s right...