All Stories from June 19, 2012 (Change date)
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Mets ponder pitching R.A. Dickey every 4th dayJun 19, 2012 8:05 pm - NEW YORK — The idea is certainly appealing to the New York Mets: R.A. Dickey on the mound every four days instead of five. Dickey puts less stress on his arm than a con...
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Cops: Elgin teen fired shots at group near schoolJun 19, 2012 8:05 pm - An 18-year-old man has been charged with firing a number of gunshots at a group of people in a residential area in Elgin Monday night, police said. Officers responded t...
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WikiLeaks founder seeks asylum in Ecuador embassyJun 19, 2012 7:31 pm - LONDON — The legal odyssey of Julian Assange took a bizarre twist Tuesday when the WikiLeaks founder waltzed into the Embassy of Ecuador in London and requested politica...
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Bartlett prepares for decision on video gamblingJun 19, 2012 7:10 pm - Bartlett trustees made clear Tuesday that their intention is to make a decision via ordinance by the end of next month on whether to ban video gambling in the village. V...
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Wells takes Dempster’s spotJun 19, 2012 7:10 pm - From 2009-11, Randy Wells was a mainstay of the Cubs starting rotation. His starting career began with great promise in ’09, when he went 12-10 with a 3.05 ERA. But whe...
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Cubs’ Sveum making all the right moves with lineupJun 19, 2012 7:06 pm - If you like the changes Cubs manager Dale Sveum has made to the Cubs’ alignment on the field, get used to them. All except for that DH thing, of course. That’s going by ...
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FHFA seeks to limit buybacks to spur lendingJun 19, 2012 7:00 pm - The Federal Housing Finance Agency, the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, plans to help banks avoid being forced to buy back mortgages as it becomes concerned tha...
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Naperville closer to adding electric car charging stationJun 19, 2012 7:00 pm - Electric car owners can soon get a charge out of downtown Naperville, literally. Council members Tuesday approved the installation of an electric vehicle charging statio...
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Officials discuss Hawaiian island’s potential saleJun 19, 2012 6:56 pm - HONOLULU — The sale of Hawaii’s smallest inhabited island is imminent, and local leaders are anticipating what new ownership could mean for the island’s some 3,200 resid...
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Quinn closing prisons despite inclusion in budgetJun 19, 2012 6:36 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn revealed Tuesday that he is closing state prisons in Tamms and Dwight even though the budget sent to him by legislators includes money to ma...