All Stories from December 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Man who lost Kane County election by 13 votes wants recountDec 01, 2012 7:00 am - Bob Getz, who lost a Kane County Board race Nov. 6, Friday filed paperwork seeking a discovery recount. That will not, however, stop Douglas Scheflow from being sworn in...
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Campton Hills plans survey for drug recovery centerDec 01, 2012 7:00 am - Campton Hills leaders plan to survey residents through a postcard in the village’s upcoming newsletter in an attempt to get opinions about a controversial, 96-bed substa...
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Digital magazines a hit at Lincolnshire’s Vernon Area Public LibraryDec 01, 2012 7:00 am - More than 100 patrons have signed up for the Vernon Area Public Library’s digital magazine service since it launched about two weeks ago, officials said Friday. It’s so ...
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Tech workers sense opportunity as health care law kicks in: JobsDec 01, 2012 6:56 am - John Tricas said he heard opportunity knocking and learned networking software two decades ago, when it was the “next big thing.” Now he senses a similar opening as the ...
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Wired South Korea to stem digital addiction from age 3Dec 01, 2012 6:51 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Park Jung-in, an 11-year-old South Korean, sleeps with her Android smartphone instead of a teddy bear. When the screen beams with a morning alarm, s...
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How Google saves money by wearing shortsDec 01, 2012 6:42 am - In September, The New York Times ran a provocative front-page story about the data centers that power the Internet. “A yearlong examination by The New York Times has rev...
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App reviews: Xbox Smart Glass, Angry Birds Star WarsDec 01, 2012 6:33 am - XBox Smart Glass Microsoft recently updated its Xbox Live app with a host of new features — and a new name: Xbox Smart Glass. This app lets users control limited pa...
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Review: Rooming with strangers — a game of trustDec 01, 2012 6:28 am - NEW YORK — “Do we still have a TV?” That’s the text message I got from my husband as I walked up the steps to our Brooklyn apartment on a Friday afternoon this fall. I w...
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How chains are fill shopping gap between Black Friday and ChristmasDec 01, 2012 6:23 am - NEW YORK — Banana Republic is giving away Ghirardelli chocolates and six Fiat 500s in the first 12 days of December as U.S. retailers fight the holiday shopping lull tha...
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Tech gifts you can buy for under $100Dec 01, 2012 6:19 am - Battery pack Pro: You can never have too much battery power Con: Needs to be charged on its own Best for: Motor-mouthed mobile Web surfers Retail price: $49.99 Just...