All Stories from September 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Candidate forums planned for Waukegan, GrayslakeSep 27, 2012 10:00 am - Lake County voters can learn where candidates for state and county offices stand on important issues at a pair of public forums next month. One event will be Oct. 10 in ...
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Emmylou, Mumford & Sons team for ‘CMT Crossroads’Sep 27, 2012 10:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Emmylou Harris loves Mumford & Sons for a special reason. “They’re making the banjo respectable, which is not an easy feat, and I’m so glad it’s final...
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Ex-Cub finally gets second chanceSep 27, 2012 10:00 am - Seven years after Cubs rookie Adam Greenberg was hit in the head and injured by the first and only pitch he saw in the Major Leagues, the 31-year-old is making good on h...
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McHenry Co. weighing whether to put county executive info onlineSep 27, 2012 9:48 am - The chairman of McHenry County Board’s legislative committee said he wants to put information on the county’s website about the county executive form of government befor...
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Retiring Republican incumbent endorses Democrat in Lake County Board District 13 raceSep 27, 2012 9:45 am - Republican Susan Loving Gravenhorst has jumped party lines and endorsed the Democrat running for her Lake County Board seat. Gravenhorst, who will retire instead of seek...
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Chinese activist artist won’t pay rest of $2.4M fineSep 27, 2012 9:36 am - BEIJING — Activist artist Ai Weiwei said he does not intend to pay $1.1 million demanded by Beijing tax officials after he lost a final appeal in the case on Thursday, a...
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Israel upholds ban on Gaza students in West BankSep 27, 2012 9:36 am - JERUSALEM — Israel’s supreme court has upheld a ban on Palestinian students from the Gaza Strip studying in the West Bank. Israeli and Palestinian rights groups petition...
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New information on Wyo. frack site awaits interpretationSep 27, 2012 9:36 am - CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The meaning of reams of new data from groundwater testing in a remote Wyoming gas field where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sparked concern l...
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Stutesman takes her kicks with St. Charles NorthSep 27, 2012 9:23 am - Last Saturday Kat Stutesman was in net for her club soccer team, Fox Valley Strikers, when an opponent dribbled in close looking to score. Stutesman tackled her. Well, “...
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WHY IT MATTERS: SyriaSep 27, 2012 9:00 am - The issue: Syria's conflict is the most violent to emerge from last year's Arab Spring. The protests started peacefully but prompted a brutal crackdown by President Bash...