All Stories from December 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Suburbs mock “doomsday” prediction with parties, showsDec 20, 2012 12:51 pm - When the Mayan calendar ends Friday, some people believe the world is going to end along with it. Most people — and scientists — find the doomsday prediction preposterou...
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Lombard earmarks $50,000 for downtown organizationDec 20, 2012 12:50 pm - Several issues have divided Lombard trustees over the past few months, but funding for a downtown promotion organization, Lombard Town Centre, is not one of them. Truste...
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Olive Garden owner shifts course to focus on dealsDec 20, 2012 12:48 pm - NEW YORK — After new ad campaigns touting the quality of its food failed to spark sales, the parent company of Olive Garden and Red Lobster is retooling its strategy to ...
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Twitter offers users scrapbook of past tweetsDec 20, 2012 12:45 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is offering its more than 200 million users a chance to keep a digital scrapbook of all their tweets. The tool, announced this week, is designed ...
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District 33 residents divided on teacher contract disputeDec 20, 2012 12:45 pm - The bitter contract dispute between the West Chicago Elementary District 33 school board and its teachers union is beginning to cause divisions in the community, too, as...
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DuPage County employees make stockings for troopsDec 20, 2012 12:43 pm - For most of us, it’s a Christmas stocking. But for troops deployed overseas, it’s a little piece of home for the holidays. So every fall, Operation Support Our Troops se...
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Sell order at the New York Stock Exchange — itselfDec 20, 2012 12:43 pm - NEW YORK — The New York Stock Exchange is being sold to a little-known rival in Atlanta for about $8 billion, ending more than two centuries of independence for the icon...
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21-year-old man killed in Carpentersville crashDec 20, 2012 12:40 pm - A 21-year-old Crystal Lake man was killed Wednesday in an early morning crash in Carpentersville that also injured his male passenger, police said. According to police,...
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NIU assistant leaving to join DoerenDec 20, 2012 12:27 pm - Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Richard McNutt is going with Dave Doeren from Northern Illinois to North Carolina State. N.C. State announced the hiring of McNutt as it...
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Bulls point guard situation remains unsettledDec 20, 2012 12:25 pm - By Mike McGraw Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau has said several times this season that he judges his point guards by how well the team functions. So, who is winning that battl...