All Stories from October 15, 2012 (Change date)
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Protect pets, family from illnessOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - Dr. Anthony Komaroff has some very good advice about ways to prevent getting sick from your pets (“Take sensible precautions as a pet owner,” Sept. 17). There are just a...
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Our endorsements for McHenry County BoardOct 16, 2012 5:55 am - District 1 Republican incumbents Anna May Miller, Robert Bless and Robert Nowak are seeking re-election. Joining them is former board member Yvonne Barnes, a Republ...
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Push for healthier truckers gains momentumOct 16, 2012 8:56 am - DALLAS — In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realiz...
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Shootings expose cracks in U.S. mental health systemOct 16, 2012 6:04 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Andrew Engeldinger’s parents pushed him for two years to seek treatment for what they suspected was mental illness, but even though he became increasingly ...
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Limo service? RTA chairman laments cost of paratransitOct 16, 2012 4:14 pm - One transit service that hasn't created headlines this fall is paratransit — the ride program for people with disabilities. But that doesn't mean it's not newsworthy. Th...
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Endorsement: Kotowski over O’Donnell in 28th Senate DistrictOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - Good legislation starts with good ideas, but without a solid push, those ideas will go nowhere. Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge has found ways to advanc...
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Protect bond between fathers, daughtersOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - Fathers play a critically important role in the lives of their daughters. Events like the traditional “father-daughter dance,” customarily held in schools across our cou...
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The Big Bird counterattackOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - No mystery about the trajectory of this race. It was static for months as President Obama held a marginal lead. Then came the conventions. The Republicans squandered Tam...
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Weekend in Review: 24-mile dive; debatesOct 16, 2012 4:14 pm - Vigil for missing Volo woman, two children The Lake County sheriff's office said Sunday evening that a missing Volo woman and her two young daughters were found saf...
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Images: The Week In PicturesOct 16, 2012 4:14 pm - ...