All Stories from December 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Pedestrian critically injured in Wheaton accidentDec 04, 2012 1:46 pm - A Carol Stream woman who was hit by a vehicle while crossing Geneva Road in Wheaton remained hospitalized Tuesday in critical condition, police said. Barbara Jean Meagh...
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Charles Schulz’ love letters going to auctionDec 04, 2012 1:34 pm - NEW YORK — The late “Peanuts” creator Charles Schulz was once so infatuated with a young woman 23 years his junior he sent her dozens of romantic letters and drawings of...
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Fiscal cliff: Highlights of White House, GOP budget plansDec 04, 2012 1:32 pm - The Obama administration and House Republicans have unveiled their opening offers in talks to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. Details are scant but the White House est...
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Barrington planners review design of downtown projectDec 04, 2012 1:27 pm - Barrington plan commissioners will continue their review of a proposed retail-office redevelopment at the heart of the village’s downtown next Tuesday, Dec. 11. Commissi...
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Preserving nature, helping veteransDec 04, 2012 1:25 pm - Join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County at Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia, Saturday, Dec. 8, for a day of conservation, recreation and patriotism. Volunt...
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Iran claims US drone capture; Navy denies lossDec 04, 2012 1:25 pm - TEHRAN, Iran — Iran claimed Tuesday it had taken another prize in a growing showdown with Washington over drone surveillance, displaying a purported U.S. unmanned aircra...
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Tea Party group chief quits, cites internal splitDec 04, 2012 1:23 pm - WASHINGTON — Eased out with an $8 million payout provided by an influential GOP fundraiser, former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey says he has left a conserv...
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UN chief rejects warming doubtsDec 04, 2012 1:20 pm - DOHA, Qatar — Pointing to the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy and other weather disasters this year, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an international clima...
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Former Algonquin attorney gets 8½ years in murder-for-hire schemeDec 04, 2012 1:15 pm - A former Algonquin attorney was sentenced Tuesday to 8½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty in a murder-for-hire plot against his fiancee’s ex-boyfriend, a def...
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Roselle commuters can download free books on smartphones, tabletsDec 04, 2012 1:10 pm - Commuters using the Roselle Metra Station on Irving Park Road don’t need to shell out $2.50 for a magazine or $5 for a paperback book to stay entertained during their tr...