All Stories from October 18, 2012 (Change date)
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Voter registration down in IllinoisOct 18, 2012 4:09 pm - The number of people registered to vote in President Barack Obama’s home state has decreased since his historic election four years ago. Illinois elections officials say...
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Court: Criminal evidence need not match confessionOct 18, 2012 4:08 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A confession in a criminal case must be backed up by independent evidence, but that evidence doesn’t need to match the confession detail for detail, the Il...
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Illinois to launch $1 billion in water projectsOct 18, 2012 4:08 pm - Illinois officials are poised to launch $1 billion in statewide projects to improve water quality and fix outdated infrastructure such as wastewater treatment plants and...
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Itasca church plan ‘off the table’Oct 18, 2012 4:04 pm - A controversial proposal for a new church in Itasca has been withdrawn and, for now at least, there are serious questions about whether the plan is dead for good. Hundr...
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Hersey claims Mid-Suburban League titleOct 18, 2012 4:00 pm - After Hersey won a record-tying 10th Mid-Suburban League girls volleyball championship, the first thing Huskies standout setter Abby Fesl wanted to talk about was her te...
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Preckwinkle's plan: Add a nickel for every bulletOct 18, 2012 4:00 pm - As Chicago struggles to quell gang violence that has contributed to a jump in homicides, a top elected official wants to tax the sale of every bullet and firearm — an ef...
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Lake County Forest Preserves offer Halloween activitiesOct 18, 2012 3:53 pm - Halloween festivities designed for children will be offered at the Lake County Discovery Museum in Wauconda, Ryerson Conservation Area in Deerfield, and Greenbelt Cultur...
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City of Chicago offers free business workshops in OctoberOct 18, 2012 3:45 pm - The City of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) hosts free business workshops every Wednesday and Friday. The workshops are located ...
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Shakespeare, Marlowe works come to St. Charles screenOct 18, 2012 3:41 pm - Submitted by Classic Cinemas As a part of the “Globe on Screen” season, Charlestowne 18 Theatre, 3740 E. Main St. in St. Charles, will be screening two productions perfo...
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Villa Park’s Halloween Happenings offers spooky fall funOct 18, 2012 3:23 pm - Through the dark and the fog and the flashing strobes, a big, slobbery dog lurks. He’s the Beast, and he holds all of the baseballs captive. And the candy too. The scen...