All Stories from July 22, 2012 (Change date)
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State teacher-training program costlyJul 22, 2012 4:55 pm - SPRINGFIELD — It sounds like something that would pop up on a math test: A teacher-training program gets $19 million in state aid. Over six years, it produces only 70 te...
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Cardinals shut out Cubs, complete sweepJul 22, 2012 4:36 pm - ST. LOUIS — Lance Lynn won his 12th game with six spotless innings, and Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran homered on consecutive pitches to put the finishing touches on t...
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Cougars power past DaytonJul 22, 2012 4:12 pm - DAYTON, Ohio — Two home runs from Jorge Bonifacio backed a stellar effort by Aaron Brooks as the Kane County Cougars defeated the Dayton Dragons with a 6-2 victory on Su...
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Japan probes alleged cover-up at nuclear plantJul 22, 2012 4:04 pm - TOKYO — Japanese authorities are investigating subcontractors on suspicion that they forced workers at the tsunami-hit nuclear plant to underreport the amount of radiati...
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Durbin urges railroads to do more inspectionsJul 22, 2012 4:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is urging railroad companies to conduct frequent track inspections to prevent rail derailments resulting from heat-related track buckling. The Illi...
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Judge in Peterson case could throw out hearsayJul 22, 2012 4:00 pm - JOLIET — The judge presiding over the Drew Peterson trial is leaving open the possibility that he could throw out hearsay statements that are at the heart of the prosecu...
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Santo's widow gives Hall of Fame speechJul 22, 2012 4:00 pm - COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The late Ron Santo, star third baseman for the Cubs and later a broadcaster for the team, has been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame a...
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Experts: Some fracking critics use bad scienceJul 22, 2012 4:00 pm - PITTSBURGH — In the debate over natural gas drilling, the companies are often the ones accused of twisting the facts. But scientists say opponents sometimes mislead the ...
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German minister: Greek euro exit has lost `horror’Jul 22, 2012 3:58 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ BERLIN — Germany’s vice chancellor questioned whether Greece can fulfill the conditions for receiving further internati...
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US poverty on track to rise to highest since 1960sJul 22, 2012 3:54 pm - WASHINGTON — The ranks of America’s poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s amid a weak ...