All Stories from November 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Smashing (and launching) pumpkins in MundeleinNov 04, 2012 1:01 pm - Mundelein’s annual pumpkin drop combines physics with environmentalism. It also offers children the pure pleasure of beating a pumpkin to a pulp with a baseball bat and ...
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D50 student play starts ThursdayNov 04, 2012 12:18 pm - Woodland Elementary District 50’s Intermediate School will present its fall production of “Keeper of the Tales: Stories from 1,001 Arabian Nights” at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 and ...
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Elderly face challenges coping with Sandy’s impactNov 04, 2012 11:21 am - FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Eileen James sits by the window when the sun is out, wears gloves to bed and hasn’t had a hot meal in a week. Like many elderly people in the New Yor...
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Tragedies can’t break heroic NY community’s spiritNov 04, 2012 11:21 am - NEW YORK — Tragedy has too often visited one Queens community, but residents drew a line in the sand with Superstorm Sandy, rallying with a surfboard and kayaks at the s...
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Falling temps add urgency to superstorm recoveryNov 04, 2012 11:21 am - NEW YORK — Storm victims went to church Sunday to pray for relief and give thanks for their deliverance as cold weather settling in across the New York metropolitan area...
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NY marathoners run to help in storm-ravaged Staten IslandNov 04, 2012 11:15 am - Jordan Metzl thought he’d be running in his 30th marathon today. Instead, the sports medicine doctor will jog through the streets of storm-ravaged Staten Island to deliv...
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Lucas plans 'little personal films'Nov 04, 2012 11:00 am - NEW YORK — George Lucas is done with “Star Wars,” but not with filmmaking. The “Star Wars” creator says he's looking forward to making his “own little personal films” th...
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Sen. Kirk climbs 37 flights of stairs in Willis Tower SundayNov 04, 2012 11:00 am - A smiling U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk crossed the threshold of the Willis Tower Skydeck Sunday making an impressive stair climb less than a year after suffering a serious stroke...
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Town meeting on Vernon Hills YMCANov 04, 2012 10:50 am - The Vernon Hills Park District will host a town-hall meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the Central Lake YMCA, 700 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills. The par...
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Checkers top Wolves 4-1Nov 04, 2012 10:17 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Chicago Wolves saw a 1-1 tie turn into a 4-1 loss after surrendering 3 goals in a 7:26 span to the Charlotte Checkers on Sunday at Time Warner Cabl...