All Stories from October 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Study: Free birth control leads to fewer abortionsOct 04, 2012 4:09 pm - WASHINGTON — Free birth control led to dramatically lower rates of abortions and teen births, a large study concluded Thursday, offering strong evidence for how a bitter...
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Bears’ Jennings reaps national attentionOct 04, 2012 4:08 pm - Teammates and coach have been talking up Tim Jennings since the season opener, and the seventh-year cornerback received some national recognition when he was named NFC d...
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Illinois hunters encouraged to donate deer meatOct 04, 2012 4:08 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials are encouraging sportsmen to donate deer meat to food banks and charities as the fall hunting seasons ap...
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Car of bride slaying suspect found in ChicagoOct 04, 2012 4:07 pm - Authorities say they’ve located the 2006 black Maserati belonging to a man accused of killing his bride just hours after their wedding. In a release Thursday, Burbank Po...
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Court opens door to divorce for mentally disabledOct 04, 2012 4:06 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court opened the door Thursday to divorce for people who need guardians because of mental disabilities. For years, Illinois has barred...
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Chicago school board president ‘pleased’ by contract voteOct 04, 2012 4:06 pm - Chicago Board of Education President David Vitale says he’s pleased that teachers ratified a new contract. The school board is expected to approve the contract later thi...
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River Grove trucker charged in Neb. crash fights findingsOct 04, 2012 4:05 pm - SIDNEY, Neb. — A River Grove trucker charged in a deadly crash in western Nebraska is challenging the findings of his preliminary hearing. Josef Slezak is charged in Che...
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Environmental groups file complaint over coal ashOct 04, 2012 4:00 pm - Several environmental groups want the Illinois Pollution Control Board to order Midwest Generation to clean up groundwater pollution that allegedly leached from coal-ash...
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Rapper Kreayshawn’s debut is fairly emptyOct 04, 2012 4:00 pm - Kreayshawn, “Somethin ’Bout Kreay”’ (Columbia Records) It’s unfortunate that the beats throughout Kreayshawn’s debut album are brilliant, but her lyrics and stories are ...
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Many states fall short of federal sex offender lawOct 04, 2012 3:49 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — Nearly three dozen states have failed to meet conditions of a 2006 federal law that requires them to join a nationwide program to track sex offenders, in...