All Stories from November 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Assad: There is no civil war in SyriaNov 09, 2012 8:07 am - BEIRUT — Syria’s president said in an interview broadcast Friday that his country is not in a state of civil war, and that he has no regrets about any decisions he has m...
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UN says 11,000 Syrians flee in past 24 hoursNov 09, 2012 8:07 am - GENEVA — Senior U.N. officials say 11,000 Syrians have fled the country in the past 24 hours in what they call an unusual spike in the number of refugees. Panos Moumtzi...
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Moving Picture: Archie at home in the halls of St. ViatorNov 09, 2012 8:00 am - The hallways of St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights are routinely filled with 971 students, 970 of them human. Student 971 is Archie the dog. “It's pretty unusua...
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Editorial: Vernon Hills and a collaboration that saved servicesNov 09, 2012 7:58 am - There’s no shortage of examples of the effect of conflict between competing governments and government officials, usually at the expense of the people they serve. You se...
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Warrenville school remembers ‘Papa Chief’Nov 09, 2012 7:57 am - A former Air Force corporal who served in Guam and would later become “Papa Chief” of the Warrenville Fire Protection District was saluted at his namesake school Friday ...
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Carbon monoxide warning as colder weather sets inNov 09, 2012 7:54 am - The Illinois Poison Center is warning people of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, especially as the weather gets colder. Among the most common sources of the od...
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U of I trustees approve $15.5 million solar farmNov 09, 2012 7:52 am - CHAMPAIGN — Trustees at the University of Illinois have approved a $15.5 million project to build a 20.5-acre solar farm to help power the Urbana-Champaign campus. The (...
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Superstorm victims becoming frustrated with rationing, no powerNov 09, 2012 7:48 am - NEW YORK — A gasoline shortage caused by Superstorm Sandy forced 1970s-era rationing on New Yorkers Friday, adding a fuel-gauge obsession to their frayed nerves and dwin...
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Ill. sex offender doesn’t have to register in Ind.Nov 09, 2012 7:48 am - INDIANAPOLIS — The state appeals court says a man who was convicted of sexual assault in another state isn’t required to register as a sex offender in Indiana. The court...
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Senators mull tougher Iran sanctionsNov 09, 2012 7:48 am - WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are working on a set of new and unprecedented Iran sanctions that could prevent the Islamic republic from doing business with most of the world un...