All Stories from December 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Outside judge sought in Daley nephew’s trialDec 17, 2012 10:37 am - Cook County’s chief judge asked the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday to appoint a judge from outside the county to preside over the involuntary manslaughter case of a ne...
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Colombia bus crash kills 26Dec 17, 2012 10:36 am - BOGOTA, Colombia — A bus carrying visitors from a coffee fair has overturned in central Colombia, killing at least 26 people. Highway police commander Francisco Patino s...
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New look for women’s soccer leagueDec 17, 2012 10:33 am - It will be called the National Women’s Soccer League, and the U.S. Soccer Federation will help finance and direct the eight-team league, which will include the Chicago R...
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Forward Schneider rejoins Chicago WolvesDec 17, 2012 10:17 am - Forward Stefan Schneider has been reassigned from the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings to the Chicago Wolves. Schneider has posted 2 points (G, A) in eight games with the K-Wings...
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Israel pushes on with east Jerusalem building planDec 17, 2012 10:17 am - JERUSALEM — Israel on Monday said it was pushing forward with plans to build hundreds of homes in a Jewish settlement of east Jerusalem, risking renewed tensions with th...
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Unrest marks Tunisia revolution anniversary eventDec 17, 2012 10:16 am - TUNIS, Tunisia — Protesters threw stones and tomatoes at Tunisian leaders on Monday at a ceremony to mark two years since the start of an uprising that changed regimes a...
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Bangladesh probe: Fire sabotage, owner negligentDec 17, 2012 10:15 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh — A Bangladesh government committee investigating the garment factory fire that killed 112 people last month said in its findings Monday that the blaze...
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Lake County mayoral candidates file to be on the ballotDec 17, 2012 10:15 am - The first day of candidate filing for the April 2013 consolidated election revealed impending mayoral showdowns in several Lake County communities. Voters in Mundelein, ...
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Ohio adoptive father gets 60 years to life for rapeDec 17, 2012 10:10 am - TROY, Ohio — A western Ohio judge has sentenced an adoptive father accused of raping three boys in his care to 60 years to life in prison. Miami County Judge Robert Lin...
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China says stabber affected by ‘doomsday rumors’Dec 17, 2012 10:05 am - BEIJING — Officials say a man who went into a school in central China and stabbed 23 children last week was “psychologically affected” by doomsday predictions. Min Yongj...