All Stories from October 4, 2012 (Change date)
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U-46 joins attempt to break world reading recordOct 04, 2012 5:30 am - Huff Elementary School first-grader Alexander Ayala said he isn’t a fan of bugs, but the 6-year-old from Elgin said he still enjoyed the book, “Ladybug Girl and the Bug ...
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Dold whacks at Schneider over job experience; Schneider hits back on abortion votesOct 04, 2012 5:30 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Robert Dold and Democratic challenger Brad Schneider went toe-to-toe on abortion rights, political allegiances and even their private-industry resum...
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Gay marriage a big issue but not biggest, candidates sayOct 04, 2012 5:30 am - While the question whether same-sex couples should be legally allowed to marry is percolating on both the state and federal levels, suburban candidates on both sides of ...
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St. Charles ‘satisfied,’ but work remains for homeowner’s projectOct 04, 2012 5:30 am - St. Charles officials appear to be satisfied with the progress — albeit slow and behind schedule — on a home remodeling project that started in 1975. Cliff McIlvaine was...
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Dawn Patrol: Mourning families burglarized; homemade bombsOct 04, 2012 5:00 am - Cops: McHenry County couple scanned obituaries for burglary targets A husband and wife team from Johnsburg are accused of studying obituaries in newspapers and brea...
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Follow fiscal principles of GOPOct 04, 2012 5:00 am - In her Sept. 11 column, Froma Harrop expresses great admiration for the progress of the economy, albeit not the best, in the last four years. She reiterates the history ...
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Lookingglass' superb 'Metamorphoses' must-see theaterOct 04, 2012 5:00 am - Lookingglass Theatre could not have chosen a better beginning to its 25th season than a remount of the masterful “Metamorphoses,” director Mary Zimmerman's singular thea...
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Christians must vote for their beliefsOct 04, 2012 5:00 am - It’s amazing that the Democratic Party rejected and booed God and the Jewish people three times at their convention. I could see this coming. The president, when he was ...
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Nuclear engineer charged in DuPage carjacking goes missingOct 04, 2012 5:00 am - A nuclear engineer accused of carjacking a woman in DuPage County has gone missing, just months after prosecutors warned he was plotting to flee the country. Police sear...
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Polls don’t voteOct 04, 2012 5:00 am - “Polls don’t vote. People vote.” That’s what Vice President Walter Mondale used to say at every stop in the closing days of the campaign. The only problem, of course, i...