All Stories from September 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Inmate: Suspect admitted killing girl in 1957Sep 12, 2012 5:15 pm - An inmate testified Wednesday that he overheard a man accused of the 1957 slaying of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl recently tell another cellmate that he choked the child t...
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CDC reports incidents of tainted ricotta cheeseSep 12, 2012 5:15 pm - WASHINGTON — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ricotta cheese tainted with listeria bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses and at least one death. ...
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Farm linked to salmonella pulls watermelonsSep 12, 2012 5:15 pm - OWENSVILLE, Ind. — A southwestern Indiana farm linked to a deadly outbreak of salmonella in cantaloupes said Wednesday it had voluntarily withdrawn its watermelons from ...
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Illinois poverty changes little in 2011Sep 12, 2012 5:14 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The number of Illinois residents living in poverty stabilized in 2011, according to U.S. census data released Wednesday. There were 9,000 more impoverished...
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Prosecution rests case in Vaughn murder trialSep 12, 2012 5:14 pm - Prosecutors have rested at the trial of an Oswego computer specialist accused of shooting his wife and three young children to death in the family car. They rested Wedne...
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Enrollment down at NIU, but freshman class growsSep 12, 2012 5:14 pm - Northern Illinois University says fall enrollment is down by almost 5 percent but its incoming freshman class is larger than last year’s. The university said Wednesday t...
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Scientist warns of heavier storms, more algae in Great LakesSep 12, 2012 5:14 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — An increasingly warm climate is worsening the problem of harmful Great Lakes algae blooms by boosting the intensity of spring rains that wash phos...
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Chicago teachers union president is brash advocateSep 12, 2012 5:13 pm - She’s brash and blunt, the tough-talking union leader who has taken on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a bitter contract dispute regarded as a referendum on the future of ...
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Lawsuit filed against Gurnee theme parkSep 12, 2012 5:11 pm - A man has filed a $30,000 lawsuit against Six Flags Great America in Gurnee after he says his daughter was injured during the theme park’s 2011 Fright Fest, published re...
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Save-a-Pet charity eventSep 12, 2012 5:10 pm - Save-A-Pet Adoption Center will host its first charity wine tasting and wine auction on Thursday, Oct. 4, called “Canines and Cats Uncorked.” The event will be at the We...