All Stories from October 13, 2012 (Change date)
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Romney and Obama focus on debate preparationsOct 13, 2012 10:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is preparing for his second debate with President Barack Obama but taking time to tell voters in Ohio that...
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Obama trumpets rebound of US auto industryOct 13, 2012 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is hailing the rebound of the U.S. auto industry, pointing to progress since his administration rescued General Motors and Chrysler. ...
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Crackdown on campus drinking changes tailgatesOct 13, 2012 10:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An effort to crack down on underage drinking and other alcohol-related behaviors is yielding results at six college campuses across the state, but s...
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22 saved from sinking passenger boat in SF BayOct 13, 2012 10:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — A passenger boat carrying nearly two dozen people started sinking near Alcatraz island in San Francisco Bay, but the U.S. Coast Guard said everyone aboar...
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Benedictine focused on education, not profitOct 13, 2012 9:50 am - Recently, I had the opportunity to serve on a panel at the annual conference of Credit Suisse, a multinational financial services company specializing in investing in co...
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Benedictine University converts farmhouse into welcome centerOct 13, 2012 9:49 am - The Neff farmhouse on the campus of Benedictine University has begun a new chapter in its 160-year history via its transition into the $2.5 million Neff Welcome Center. ...
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Helen Lopez Strom, Elgin LULAC president, focuses on educationOct 13, 2012 9:49 am - Helen López Strom doesn’t like to be in the spotlight. But, unfortunately for her modesty, López Strom’s successful leadership as president of LULAC Council 5236 has mad...
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Urbana opens sculpture project 22 years in makingOct 13, 2012 9:00 am - URBANA — Chicago artist John David Mooney has been planning and raising money to build a sculpture park for a patch of land in front of Urbana's City Hall for more than...
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Teen who killed 911 dispatcher in crash sentencedOct 13, 2012 9:00 am - CHICAGO — A Chicago teenager arrested in the death of a 911 dispatcher who was killed in a car crash has pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 25 years in prison...
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Aurora gas station owner gets 2 years for fraudOct 13, 2012 9:00 am - CHICAGO — An Aurora gas station owner has been sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding the state of more than $250,000 in sales taxes. Illinois Attorney General...