All Stories from September 19, 2012 (Change date)
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Former Chicago alderman looks at suburban corruptionSep 19, 2012 7:49 am - A longtime professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dick Simpson has spent his career documenting the “corruption tax” paid by all Illino...
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Bradley prof touts English degreesSep 19, 2012 7:42 am - PEORIA — Rob Prescott figures he’s heard all the snide remarks made about the jobs that English majors (who don’t plan on being teachers) can expect — from asking custom...
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Fifth radioactive waste cask moved in Wisconsin countySep 19, 2012 7:35 am - GENOA, Wis. — A La Crosse utility is moving the last of five radioactive waste casks in western Wisconsin. A portion of Highway 35 in Vernon County is shut down Wednesda...
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Lake Forest teachers strike ends with tentative contract agreementSep 19, 2012 7:21 am - Some 150 Lake Forest High School teachers were back in class Wednesday following a tentative contract agreement that ended a seven-day strike. The proposal must still be...
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Macy’s NYC flagship getting $400M makeoverSep 19, 2012 7:08 am - NEW YORK — A $400 million makeover is giving New York’s iconic Macy’s store a sleek, new 21st-century style. And some preservationists aren’t happy about it. They see th...
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FDA urged to set standards for arsenic in riceSep 19, 2012 7:08 am - WASHINGTON — Consumer groups are pressuring the Food and Drug Administration to set federal guidance on allowable levels of arsenic in rice, prompting the agency to stud...
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Wisconsin company buying Nebraska metals recyclerSep 19, 2012 7:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. — A Wisconsin company says it’s buying Midwest Metals Recycling of Omaha. The Lincoln Journal Star says Sadoff Iron & Metal Co. already has a scrap metal o...
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Indiana man convicted in gruesome slaying set for releaseSep 19, 2012 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A southern Indiana man convicted in a Bloomington woman’s gruesome 1986 slaying and dismemberment is set for release this week from a state prison. R...
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Sony plans slimmer PlayStation 3 before year endSep 19, 2012 6:51 am - TOKYO — Sony Corp. is introducing a smaller, slimmer and lighter version of its PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the year-end holidays as it gears up for growing comp...
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Blackstone to buy Vivint for more than $2 billionSep 19, 2012 6:48 am - PROVO, Utah — Blackstone says it has agreed to buy Vivint for more than $2 billion. Provo, Utah-based Vivint is one of the largest providers of home automation and secur...