All Stories from September 22, 2012 (Change date)
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‘Twilight’ actor adds to energy of Naperville pow wowSep 22, 2012 9:01 am - The energy of a pow wow and the chance to meet “Twilight” actor Chaske Spencer brought a few hundred people to the first day of the Midwest SOARRING Foundation’s annual ...
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Ill. teacher pension system lowering expectationsSep 22, 2012 9:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The pension system for thousands of Illinois teachers is officially lowering the forecast of how much money it will make on investments. Instead of assumin...
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Daniels tackles skeptics, prepares for Purdue jobSep 22, 2012 9:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is meeting skeptics head-on as he educates himself about the challenges he'll face as the next president of Purdue Univ...
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Man charged in theft of checks from Obama officesSep 22, 2012 9:00 am - CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with continuing a financial crimes enterprise in connection with the theft of two checks totaling more than $50,000 fr...
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Obama out to squash GOP hopes for Wisconsin pickupSep 22, 2012 9:00 am - MILWAUKEE — President Barack Obama worked to squash GOP aspirations for a resurgence of support in pivotal Wisconsin on Saturday as campaign rival Mitt Romney pinned his...
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Unproductive Congress skips town until NovemberSep 22, 2012 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — The most partisan, least productive Congress in memory has skipped out of Washington so lawmakers can make their case for voters to re-elect them. The Senat...
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Gambling divides 30th Senate District hopefulsSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - The candidates running for the 30th state Senate seat have opposing views on legalized gambling, particularly casinos. Incumbent Democrat Terry Link has been a very publ...
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When will Coolidge and Roskam go head-to-head?Sep 22, 2012 8:00 am - While other candidates are already throwing jabs at each other at public debates, Republican Congressman Peter Roskam and his opponent Democrat Leslie Coolidge have yet ...
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New McHenry Co. visitors bureau director eager to startSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - The new executive director of the McHenry County Convention & Visitors Bureau has quite a few ideas brewing, including a McHenry County smartphone app, a geocaching scav...
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Why cyanide deaths might go unsolvedSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - This story originally ran Sept. 20, 2002 Jamie Sotonoff Daily Herald Staff Writer Police officers and firefighters drove through neighborhoods using loudspeakers to war...