All Stories from July 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Police: Gilberts man charged with 5th DUI, 'unaware' of crashJul 25, 2012 12:00 pm - A 56-year-old Gilberts man had a blood-alcohol level nearly 3½ times the legal limit after being arrested by Elgin Police and charged with his fifth DUI, records show. T...
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Senate ready for symbolic showdown on tax cutsJul 25, 2012 11:36 am - WASHINGTON — Senate leaders moved toward showdown votes Wednesday on rival Democratic and Republican plans for extending broad tax cuts that will otherwise expire in Jan...
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Wauconda students win national business awardsJul 25, 2012 11:11 am - A communitywide effort helped some members of a Wauconda High School business club to finish in the top 10 of a national competition that featured 8,000 students. The Fu...
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Western Bypass agreements approved by AlgonquinJul 25, 2012 11:07 am - The Algonquin village board has approved various agreements to move forward with the construction of the so-called Western Bypass of Route 31, officials said. The agreem...
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Un is now 2: North Korea confirms Kim is marriedJul 25, 2012 11:06 am - SEOUL, South Korea — With the briefest of remarks, North Korea ended weeks of speculation: The mystery woman accompanying young leader Kim Jong Un to recent public event...
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Mild quake rattles Los Angeles area; no damageJul 25, 2012 11:06 am - LOS ANGELES — Seismologists say a mild earthquake widely felt throughout Southern California was centered along the coast west of downtown Los Angeles. No injuries were...
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Iowa woman pleads guilty to ‘19 Kids’ extortionJul 25, 2012 11:06 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa woman has pleaded guilty to attempting to extort the parent company of cable network TLC by threatening to reveal an alleged affair involving a...
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Lawsuit vs ex-rep in Conn. settledJul 25, 2012 11:06 am - HARTFORD, Conn. — The family of a Connecticut woman found frozen to death in 2009 has settled a lawsuit against a former state lawmaker and a Cromwell tavern accused of ...
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Parachutist Fearless Felix jumps from 18 milesJul 25, 2012 11:06 am - Skydiver “Fearless Felix” Baumgartner has done it again. On Wednesday, Baumgartner took another stratospheric leap, this time from an altitude of more than 18 miles — an...
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Batavia graduation ceremony might go off-site in 2013Jul 25, 2012 11:00 am - Batavia High School may join the ranks of Kane County high schools and conduct graduation ceremonies off-site. Principal Lisa Hichens told the school board Tuesday she a...