All Stories from October 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Know rules of road and follow themOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - Why are not bicyclists not ticketed for running red lights and stop signs? This must not be as much of a safety issue as the red-light camera violator enforcement. Could...
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Key matchups in state legislature racesOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - 10th House: Former Democratic state Rep. Derrick Smith of Chicago was ejected from the House in August after his arrest on a federal bribery charge. But he’s pleaded not...
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Endorsement: Noland over Collins in Senate District 22Oct 14, 2012 5:00 am - The GOP challenger for the 22nd District state Senate seat, Cary Collins of Hoffman Estates, is a thoughtful and articulate attorney who understands the depth of the eco...
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Endorsement: Holmes over Hurtado in Senate District 42Oct 14, 2012 5:00 am - Voters in the 42nd Senate District will choose Nov. 6 between incumbent Linda Holmes of Aurora, a Democrat who first was elected in 2006, and Republican challenger Peter...
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Endorsement: Pankau over Cullerton in Senate District 23Oct 14, 2012 5:00 am - Tom Cullerton, the Villa Park village president seeking the state Senate seat from the 23rd District, is an engaging, independent-minded Democrat with some interesting t...
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Bring God back into our nationOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - I agree totally with the wonderful letter a lady recently wrote to the Herald. I am sorry I don’t remember her name. I am so upset that God has been taken out of the pic...
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Biden to the rescueOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - DANVILLE, Ky. — If the question is who did more to help his ticket, Joe Biden won the vice presidential debate by a mile. Republican Paul Ryan performed pretty well. He...
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Questions and answers on the state pension referendumOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — After a period of dire warnings and scandal, voters will decide next month whether to change the Illinois Constitution so that it’s harder to improve retir...
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Label genetically engineered foodsOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - A Colorado man’s recent multimillion award for damages for lung problems purportedly caused by years of inhaling the aroma of microwave popcorn has left many asking, do ...
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GOP facing long odds for gains in legislatureOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The state’s unemployment rate is above 9 percent, Democrats in the Illinois Capitol have been in charge as budget and pension deficits soared, and Republic...