All Stories from December 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Rivers Casino donates $1.2 million to local charitiesDec 17, 2012 3:47 pm - Rivers Casino in Des Plaines awarded more than $1.2 million in funding for educational-based programs to 18 charitable organizations in Des Plaines and throughout the Ch...
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Bomb plot suspect from Elk Grove will get mental evaluationDec 17, 2012 3:37 pm - MIAMI, Okla. — Prosecutors say an Elk Grove Village man accused of planing to attack dozens of churches with Molotov cocktails in northeastern Oklahoma will undergo a me...
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Duke moves to No. 1 in AP poll after Indiana lossDec 17, 2012 3:33 pm - Duke is back in a familiar place — No. 1. The Blue Devils advanced one spot to replace Indiana at the top of The Associated Press’ Top 25 on Monday, drawing closer to UC...
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It’s official: Dickey headed to TorontoDec 17, 2012 3:22 pm - NEW YORK — R.A. Dickey tweeted his own trade Monday, with the NL Cy Young winner thanking New York Mets fans for their backing and saying he was all set to pitch for the...
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Longtime Buffalo Grove police chief to retireDec 17, 2012 3:20 pm - After 36 years with the village, Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steven S. Balinski says he’s decided the time is right to retire. After he steps down on April 2, 2013, Balin...
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Quinn pushes for assault weapons ban in IllinoisDec 17, 2012 3:17 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says the time for an assault weapons ban in Illinois is now. The Chicago Democrat says the shooting in Connecticut, particularly the loss of so many child...
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Lawmakers: Don’t let shooting engulf gun talkDec 17, 2012 3:17 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers say it’s inevitable that Friday’s school shooting in Connecticut will have an impact on the concealed-carry gun law they must write. But...
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Playoffs possible if Bears can find answersDec 17, 2012 3:17 pm - There were more questions than answers at Bears coach Lovie Smith’s Monday news conference. Smith’s fast-fading team faces the same problem after losing five of six game...
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‘Indiana Jones’ package mystery solved in ChicagoDec 17, 2012 3:16 pm - The University of Chicago has determined the source of a mystery package that the school received addressed to movie hero Indiana Jones. The school received a replica of...
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Catholic conference offers challenge, opportunityDec 17, 2012 3:11 pm - As a chunk of the Big East transforms itself into a mostly or even all-Catholic basketball league, the conference faces a choice: play up or play down its faith-based ro...