All Stories from October 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Online channel TakePart TV: relevant, entertainingOct 02, 2012 8:02 am - NEW YORK — Hey, YouTubers! Have you danced your fill to “Gangnam Style”? Have you seen enough versions of “Call Me Maybe”? Now video grazers can check out a brand-new Yo...
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Measure of U.S. home prices rises by most in 6 yearsOct 02, 2012 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — A measure of U.S. home prices jumped 4.6 percent in August compared to a year ago, the largest year-over-year increase in more than six years. CoreLogic, a...
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Illinois gets grant to fight unemployment fraudOct 02, 2012 7:06 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is getting $2.7 million to strengthen its efforts to fight waste and fraud involving unemployment claims. The grant from the U.S. Labor Department...
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Cook County adding 1,350 affordable housing unitsOct 02, 2012 7:06 am - There will be more affordable housing in Cook County this year. In a news release on Monday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the creation of more ...
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Koppel to speak about journalism at Notre DameOct 02, 2012 7:05 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Veteran journalist Ted Koppel will speak at a public discussion of contemporary journalism, politics and world affairs at the University of Notre Dame...
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Purdue’s computer science program marks 50 yearsOct 02, 2012 7:05 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s computer science department is toasting its 50th anniversary this week with robotics demonstrations and tours of its sprawling...
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Wisconsin Worker killed by pallets of paperOct 02, 2012 7:04 am - PEWAUKEE, Wis. — Investigators are looking into the death of a worker at a paper distributor in Pewaukee. Police say the man was killed when a shelving unit stacked wit...
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Book focuses on Lincoln’s lawyer yearsOct 02, 2012 7:03 am - BLOOMINGTON — In a roundabout way, Central Illinois saved the United States. That’s among the conclusions Bloomington attorney Guy Fraker reached in researching his book...
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Chicago teachers voting on contractOct 02, 2012 7:02 am - Members of the Chicago Teachers Union are voting on a proposed contract reached after a seven-day strike last month. Teachers at more than 600 schools around the city st...
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Food booth at Evansville festival catches fireOct 02, 2012 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A food booth caught fire during a large street festival in Evansville when a worker believes its griddle got too hot. No one was hurt in the fire Mond...