All Stories from September 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Lawyer gets probation for role in attempted fraudSep 20, 2012 7:47 am - A former attorney for the Illinois’ Teacher Retirement System has been sentenced to two years of probation for his role in a scheme to defraud the pension fund. Steve Lo...
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U.S. Marshals to sell 300 horses in online auctionSep 20, 2012 7:46 am - DIXON, — The U.S Marshal’s Service announced plans to sell the remainder of horses owned by a former Illinois city official charged with stealing public funds. Federal ...
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Ill. senator to Quinn: Drop prison closure planSep 20, 2012 7:46 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois state Sen. Gary Forby is urging Gov. Pat Quinn to drop his prison-closure plans with inmate numbers at an all-time high. The Benton Democrat said...
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Lawyers present arguments on abortion-notice lawSep 20, 2012 7:45 am - Never-enacted state abortion law still at issue
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Family sues Chicago company over acid deathSep 20, 2012 7:44 am - A lawsuit claims a worker at a Bedford Park factory died after being sprayed with a chemical solution and that the company failed to get him medical attention. Relatives...
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Pontiac home brought back to glorySep 20, 2012 7:44 am - PONTIAC — A Pontiac historical landmark threatened with demolition just four years ago is now at the halfway point of a full-scale renovation. “There may be a lot of wor...
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Woman’s death in Sheboygan Falls investigatedSep 20, 2012 7:43 am - SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. — Authorities are investigating the death of a woman in Sheboygan Falls. Police responded to a residence Wednesday afternoon where the victim was ...
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Gary workers used sick days in avoiding fumesSep 20, 2012 7:42 am - GARY, Ind. — Gary city workers who stayed home to avoid workplace paint fumes that sickened some of them used their sick days, not workers’ compensation, in taking that ...
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Should you sit your studs when they face 49ers, Texans?Sep 20, 2012 7:16 am - Never sit your studs. It’s a mantra all fantasy football owners should heed. The theory is that no matter who the opponent, Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, Drew Brees,...
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Tax penalty to hit nearly 6 million uninsured peopleSep 20, 2012 7:01 am - WASHINGTON — Nearly 6 million Americans — significantly more than first estimated— will face a tax penalty under President Barack Obama’s health overhaul for not getting...