All Stories from October 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Season-best effort for Grant’s SmithOct 02, 2012 1:50 pm - Antioch’s Grant Smith posted a season-best 76 in the Class 2A Vernon Hills boys golf regional on Tuesday at White Deer Run Golf Club in Vernon Hills. Smith ended in a fi...
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Gambling exec: Online regulations unlikely in 2012Oct 02, 2012 1:40 pm - LAS VEGAS — It doesn’t look like Congress will pass Internet gambling regulatory laws this year, the head of the industry’s main lobbying group said Tuesday, as he cast ...
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Teen drunken driving drops as gas prices riseOct 02, 2012 1:39 pm - Drunken driving among U.S. teens fell 54 percent in the past two decades, a trend helped by laws to curb underage alcohol consumption and higher gas prices keeping high ...
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‘Genius grant’ of $500,000 for Glenbard West alumnaOct 02, 2012 1:34 pm - Bioengineer Melody Swartz got a surprise phone call three weeks ago informing her she had been selected to receive a “genius grant” from the John D. and Catherine T. Mac...
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Dave Grohl says Foo Fighters taking a breakOct 02, 2012 1:22 pm - NEW YORK — Dave Grohl says his band Foo Fighters is officially taking a break. Grohl sent an open letter Tuesday, calling the band “my life,” but noting “it’s a good thi...
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Dahlstrom serves up winning effort for Grayslake CentralOct 02, 2012 1:10 pm - We might have to pass the hat to pay for all of this, but it would be worth it. What a show it would be, getting 6-foot-1 Alex Dahlstrom to travel around the country, sh...
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Candidates in McHenry Co. District 2 have varied prioritiesOct 02, 2012 12:03 pm - The four Republicans and two Democrats running for the four seats in McHenry County’s District 2 point to a wide range of priorities, from saving money through technolog...
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Elgin says goodbye sports bar, hello Danny's PizzaOct 02, 2012 12:00 pm - Downtown Elgin's Douglas Street Sports Bar and Grill is officially closed. The business, which opened in December 2008 at the corner of Douglas and Kimball streets, shut...
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Former Bear’s WR cousin to plead guilty in drug caseOct 02, 2012 12:00 pm - DALLAS — A cousin of former Chicago Bear Sam Hurd has agreed to plead guilty in a federal drug conspiracy case involving the former NFL receiver. Jesse Tyrone Chavful si...
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State sells Thomson prison for $165 millionOct 02, 2012 12:00 pm - The federal government has agreed to buy the closed Thomson Correctional Center in northwestern Illinois for $165 million after the sale was held up for nearly three yea...