All Stories from July 7, 2012 (Change date)
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Lake Zurich teacher publishes book written in the point of view of a special needs childJul 07, 2012 8:00 am - What The special education teacher at Isaac Fox School in Lake Zurich and author of #147;A Special Friend#148;, said she wrote the book with the intent to spark a co...
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McHenry Co. ‘green awards’ go to 4 recipientsJul 07, 2012 8:00 am - Ken Santowski of Lakewood is so devoted to recycling that he didn’t let even the brutal heat of the last few days deter him. “Everybody gets so lazy when it gets hot out...
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Szechwan Restaurant rising from building near-collapseJul 07, 2012 8:00 am - Nancy Chen misses her regulars. Never did she think she would go almost a year without serving those patrons, who have become her friends, their favorite Mandarin, Canto...
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Rescheduled meeting on Dimucci property set for July 11Jul 07, 2012 8:00 am - The Lake County regional planning commission will make its recommendation on a controversial plan for a shopping center on unincorporated land near Hawthorn Woods at a r...
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Ok, cats probably aren’t causing Danish women to kill themselvesJul 07, 2012 7:59 am - Danish women infected with the toxoplasmosis parasite, a crescent-shaped freeloader that lives in rats and humans but can only reproduce in the guts of cats, were 1.5 ti...
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Is the secret to Chanel No. 5’s success a parasite?Jul 07, 2012 7:59 am - On the fifth day of the fifth month of 1921, Coco Chanel changed the scent of the world. She released Chanel No. 5 as her final vaudeville act — her only child. The perf...
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How to make sure you won’t lose all Internet access on MondayJul 07, 2012 7:56 am - If you want to make sure you’ll still be able to use the Internet when you wake up Monday morning, go to this website right now (http://www.dcwg.org/), click “Detect,” a...
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How Google’s new tablet computer compares to othersJul 07, 2012 7:37 am - Google Inc. said last week that it will sell its own tablet computer, the Nexus 7, based on its Android operating system. Google is the latest challenger to Apple, maker...
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Apple needs to give us something newJul 07, 2012 7:31 am - Five years ago, after waiting in line at the Apple Store for much of the day, I finally got my hands on the first iPhone. I rushed home, plugged it into iTunes, signed m...
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VidCon attracts online video makers and their fansJul 07, 2012 7:30 am - ANAHEIM, Calif. — A long line of teenagers has formed inside a cavernous convention center. They’re waiting to nab an autograph from Rebecca Black, the girl who achieved...