All Stories from October 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Picnics, golf to cost more next year in Cook CountyOct 17, 2012 6:00 pm - It will cost more to picnic and golf at Cook County Forest Preserve properties next year if the proposed budget is approved today. The district's property tax levy won't...
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Prosecutors: Man crashed Elmhurst wedding to molest kidsOct 17, 2012 6:00 pm - Priyang Parikh wasn't looking for free drinks, entertainment or food when he crashed an Elmhurst wedding reception — according to prosecutors, he was there to molest chi...
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Santa's train plans for Naperville visit derailedOct 17, 2012 6:00 pm - The rising cost of rail travel means Santa will be relying solely on eight tiny reindeer to get him to and from Naperville this Christmas season. The Naperville Jaycees ...
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Yo-Yo Ma to continue work at Chicago SymphonyOct 17, 2012 5:58 pm - Famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma will continue his role as a creative consultant with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through June 2015, the orchestra announced Wednesday. Ma was ...
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Analysts, PC industry cool on Windows 8Oct 17, 2012 5:52 pm - NEW YORK — While Microsoft is touting next week’s launch of Windows 8 as the savior of the computer industry, PC makers and analysts are increasingly skeptical that the ...
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Fehr questions NHL’s offer in letter to playersOct 17, 2012 5:43 pm - TORONTO — NHL players’ union head Donald Fehr says management’s latest proposal would cost his members more than $1.6 billion over six years. In a letter to players and ...
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Jeter to have surgery, 4 to 5 months for recoveryOct 17, 2012 5:32 pm - DETROIT — Derek Jeter will have surgery on his broken left ankle, and the New York Yankees say the star shortstop is expected to need four to five months to completely r...
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No inflation increase in McHenry Co. proposed budgetOct 17, 2012 5:25 pm - Next year’s proposed budget for McHenry County calls for no cost-of-living increase in the property tax levy while giving raises to union and nonunion staff, a balance t...
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46-year sentence in 2008 Aurora cocaine deal slayingOct 17, 2012 5:05 pm - A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 46 years in prison Wednesday after being convicted of the October 2008 murder of a 28-year-old in Aurora in a drug deal gone bad. Juan R...
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Salad bar lets students pick and choose what they eatOct 17, 2012 5:02 pm - While their friends joined the long line for a hot lunch at Eastview Middle School in Bartlett, Emmy McIntosh and Gianna Tummillo, both eighth-graders, made a beeline fo...