All Stories from December 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Wood Dale light conversion to save money, help environmentDec 05, 2012 11:00 am - Wood Dale is spending more than $223,000 to convert all city-owned streetlights from regular bulbs to LED lights, a change officials say will be easier on finances and t...
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Julie Andrews enjoys rediscovering her new voiceDec 05, 2012 10:56 am - NEW YORK — It may take a big spoonful of sugar to make this go down: Julie Andrews says that her four-octave voice is not coming back. The Oscar and Tony Award-winning a...
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Panel: NASA seems lost in space, needs goalDec 05, 2012 10:54 am - WASHINGTON — NASA is adrift without a coherent vision for where it should be going, an independent panel of space, science and engineering experts says. But the report b...
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Metea Valley starting from scratchDec 05, 2012 10:48 am - Metea Valley’s boys basketball team entered last season with high expectations and achieved them. Now the Mustangs join most teams in trying to get better every game. Go...
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Editorial: Marking AMBER’s 10 years of successDec 05, 2012 10:40 am - For any parent, the thought that your child could get snatched off the street and disappear in an instant is horrifying. Yet, in 1996, that’s exactly what happened to 9-...
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Abbas says new Israeli settlements ‘red line’Dec 05, 2012 10:32 am - RAMALLAH, West Bank — An Israeli-Palestinian showdown over plans for new Jewish settlements around Jerusalem escalated on Wednesday. Israel pushed the most contentious o...
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Will new state pension plan find support?Dec 05, 2012 10:32 am - SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Elaine Nekritz Wednesday introduced a new plan to cut the state’s escalating pension costs as a starting point for further negotiations and show...
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Is it possible to find a deal on wine?Dec 05, 2012 10:30 am - Finding a deal on wine is a bit like finding a deal on an apartment: Whether you’re in the market for a subway-accessible studio or a fancier townhouse, bargains are in ...
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Officials: U.S. to blacklist a Syrian rebel groupDec 05, 2012 10:29 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say the Obama administration is preparing to designate a Syrian rebel group with alleged ties to al-Qaida as a foreign terrorist organization...
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Official: Iran has evidence it captured U.S. droneDec 05, 2012 10:25 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has material evidence to prove that it has captured an American unmanned aircraft, a prominent lawmaker in Tehran said Wednesday, rejecting U.S. Navy...