All Stories from July 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Convict in 2000 North Aurora sexual assault wants new trialJul 02, 2012 6:02 pm - A 30-year-old Warrenville man facing prison for raping a girl in North Aurora 12 years ago wants a do-over. Adrian Ramirez-Alcantar, who was due to be sentenced last wee...
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Sharapova loses at Wimbledon, will drop from No. 1Jul 02, 2012 6:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England — All at once, there was a frenzy of activity at a wet and windy All England Club early Monday afternoon. Top-seeded and 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria...
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Area mayors at Palatine Twp. Republican Organization meetingJul 02, 2012 6:00 pm - The Palatine Township Republican Organization will feature Barrington Mayor Karen Darch, Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz and Rolling Meadows Mayor Tom Rooney at its regular ...
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Crash involving dump truck shut down Route 47 in ElburnJul 02, 2012 5:51 pm - Emergency crews were forced to cut a driver from his vehicle after a dump truck struck the driver’s side door on Route 47 in Elburn late Monday morning. Route 47 was shu...
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GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3 billion for health fraudJul 02, 2012 5:45 pm - WASHINGTON — GlaxoSmithKline LLC will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to promoting two popular drugs for unapproved uses and to failing to disclose important safety info...
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Naperville Park District gets high marks in surveyJul 02, 2012 5:38 pm - Naperville Park District Executive Director Ray McGury had a feeling his constituents liked the park district. But even he did a double take when he saw residents rated...
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Raises create challenge for Cook County’s 2013 budgetJul 02, 2012 5:23 pm - Pay raises ranging between 6 percent and 8.5 percent for the majority of Cook County employees this year are creating budget challenges for 2013. Cook County Board Presi...
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New president takes over at University of IllinoisJul 02, 2012 5:21 pm - URBANA — New University of Illinois President Robert Easter shares one key challenge with two presidents before him: balancing the problem of dwindling state support wit...
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Illinoisans consuming less beerJul 02, 2012 5:02 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The State Journal-Register in reported that according to the Washington-based Beer Institute, consumption in Illinois fell by three six-packs per person fr...
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Downstate clerks want to defend gay marriage banJul 02, 2012 5:02 pm - Two county clerks from downstate Illinois have asked a judge for permission to do what Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madi...