All Stories from November 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Judge halts demolition permit for Chicago hospitalNov 16, 2012 7:36 am - An iconic Chicago hospital won’t meet the wrecking ball just yet. A judge on Thursday issued a temporary order stopping the city from issuing a permit to Northwestern Un...
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Judge: State custody for boy, 9, charged in deathNov 16, 2012 7:36 am - BELLEVILLE— A judge in St. Clair County has ordered the state to take custody of a 9-year-old boy charged with first-degree murder in a toddler’s death. Associate Judge ...
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Skokie psychiatrist charged in kickback schemeNov 16, 2012 7:36 am - Federal prosecutors are claiming a psychiatrist took illegal kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies and submitted at least 140,000 false claims to Medicare and Medicaid...
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Dry dock worker killed by tugboat propellerNov 16, 2012 7:36 am - HARTFORD— A dry dock worker is dead after a four- to five-ton tugboat propeller fell onto him, knocking him into the Mississippi River. Hartford Fire Chief Dave Owens sa...
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Buffal Grove firefighters set record for MDA fund driveNov 16, 2012 6:50 am - Buffalo Grove trustees this week honored firefighters for a record-setting year in raising funds to fight muscular dystrophy. Firefighters who took part in the “Fill the...
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Actors sought for Schaumburg troupe’s Black History performanceNov 16, 2012 6:49 am - Schaumburg-based Powerhouse Productions is looking for teens and adults of all races to audition later this month for its 15th annual Black History performance this Febr...
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Palatine church welcomes any and all to Thanksgiving dinnerNov 16, 2012 6:48 am - All Saints Lutheran Church in Palatine is making a place at its Thanksgiving Day dinner table for anyone who wants some tasty food and good company. Everyone, especially...
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Eagles’ Glenn Frey teaches songwriting; talks tourNov 16, 2012 6:37 am - NEW YORK — Forty years after Glenn Frey began crafting some of the most memorable rock songs ever, the Eagles musician and singer finds himself in a new role — college p...
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Jesse & Joy, Juanes winners at Latin GrammysNov 16, 2012 6:36 am - LAS VEGAS — As Colombian rockero Juanes took home the best album award, Mexican brother-sister duo Jesse & Joy and their pop hit “Corre!” ran away with four awards at th...
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Ikea regrets use of forced labor in East GermanyNov 16, 2012 6:31 am - BERLIN — Swedish furniture giant Ikea says it “deeply regrets” the fact that some of its suppliers used forced prison labor in communist East Germany more than two decad...