All Stories from June 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Judge allows closure of mental hospital to proceedJun 21, 2012 4:51 pm - A judge has denied a motion that could have required Illinois to delay Gov. Pat Quinn’s planned closure of a mental hospital in Tinley Park. Cook County Circuit Court Ju...
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Tri-Cities police reportsJun 21, 2012 4:46 pm - Batavia Ÿ A gray men’s Giant mountain bike, valued at $100, was reported stolen at 9:10 a.m. Tuesday from the 1100 block of West Wilson Street, according to a polic...
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Dow loses 251, second-biggest drop of the yearJun 21, 2012 4:41 pm - NEW YORK — Investors yanked money out of stocks Thursday after new reports from the U.S. and China pointed to a sharp slowdown in manufacturing. The Dow Jones industria...
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Lawmakers push off pension talks for 5 more weeksJun 21, 2012 4:27 pm - The debate over teacher and state worker retirements will go at least deep into summer as a meeting among top lawmakers and Gov. Pat Quinn Thursday ended with no deal on...
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Software could use work for Microsoft’s new tabletJun 21, 2012 4:18 pm - LOS ANGELES — Microsoft seems to have gotten the design and form factor right with its new Surface tablet computer. But the user interface, not so much. That’s an odd co...
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A look at China visitation numbers to the U.S.Jun 21, 2012 4:15 pm - Chinese visitors to the U.S. have increased in recent years, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Here’s a look at the numbers: Ÿ 2004: 203,000 visitors Ÿ 2005:...
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‘Nurse Jackie’ has gotten surprisingly goodJun 21, 2012 4:09 pm - How much change is too much change? That’s the key question for any returning TV show. Too much evolution from one season to the next can create a frustrating, disjointe...
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Park Ridge health care center holds grand opening SundayJun 21, 2012 4:09 pm - Presence Center for Health — a new outpatient health care facility with some of the most advanced technology in all of Chicago’s suburbs — is holding an afternoon of...
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State removes school boards in North Chicago, East St. Louis districtsJun 21, 2012 4:01 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education on Thursday ousted the elected school boards in the East St. Louis and North Chicago districts, citing nagging academ...
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Portugal in semis; tops Czechs 1-0 on Ronaldo goalJun 21, 2012 4:00 pm - WARSAW, Poland — Cristiano Ronaldo scored on a powerful header in the 79th minute, sending Portugal to the European Championship semifinals with a 1-0 victory over the C...