All Stories from December 12, 2012 (Change date)
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$18,000 raised in Daily Herald Hope for the Holidays driveDec 12, 2012 11:00 am - Kindness and goodwill abound in the suburbs, just as an Arlington Heights man predicted. “People are pretty good if they just get the chance,” 90-year-old Walt Meder sai...
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Source: DePaul to cut from Big EastDec 12, 2012 11:00 am - NEW YORK — The Big East is headed for another break up. This time, the seven prominent basketball schools that don't play FBS football are planning to break away from th...
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Judge approves bond change for Wauconda firefighterDec 12, 2012 11:00 am - Bond for a Wauconda firefighter accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with someone under the age of 13 was changed Wednesday to allow him to have supervised con...
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Donations to area toy drive drop, more are neededDec 12, 2012 10:59 am - For the 10th time, a suburban father and son-in-law hope to defeat the Grinch and deliver holiday joy to sick children. It was in December 2003 that burglars broke into ...
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Judge revokes Lohan’s probation, sets hearingDec 12, 2012 10:53 am - LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge revoked Lindsay Lohan’s probation Wednesday and scheduled a probation violation hearing that could result in more jail time for the clo...
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Eli Lilly plans another study for Alzheimer’s drugDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug has flashed potential to help with mild cases of the disease, but patients and doctors will have to wait a few m...
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Lawmakers seek to rekindle mining reform effortsDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - SAN FRANCISCO — While the U.S. government reaps billions of dollars in royalties each year from fossil fuels extracted from federal lands and waters, it does not collect...
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NOAA chief says she will leave in FebruaryDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - NEW YORK — The woman who led the federal government’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 said Wednesday she will leave her post at the end of Februa...
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Stocks end little changed after Fed rally fizzlesDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - NEW YORK — Stocks ended the day little changed Wednesday after a rally prompted by the Federal Reserve’s latest economic stimulus program fizzled out. The Dow Jones ind...
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Fewer U.S. CEOs expect hiring dip over next 6 monthsDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - WASHINGTON — A survey of U.S. chief executives shows the number of large companies that plan to add jobs or hire more workers is essentially unchanged versus three month...