All Stories from December 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Man facing murder charge wants to represent himself in trialDec 20, 2012 9:35 am - A Waukegan man facing 60 years in prison in a murder case was warned by a Lake County judge that it would not be in his best interests to represent himself in his upcomi...
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Dist. 103 seat vacancy deadlineDec 20, 2012 9:34 am - Prospective candidates for the Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 election on April 9, 2013, may file nominating papers at the School District 103 Administrat...
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Mayors in Mundelein, Mettawa and Round Lake Park won’t run in 2013Dec 20, 2012 9:17 am - With the candidate filing period well under way, a trio of Lake County mayors has opted not to seek re-election in 2013. Mettawa’s Jess D. Ray, Mundelein’s Kenneth H. Ke...
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Hollywood’s wacky and tacky for 2012Dec 20, 2012 9:10 am - Who knew that in the ancient Mayan calendar, they would have predicted so much that pointed to the end of the world? Like the exact date that Lindsay Lohan’s horrendous ...
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Discover Financial Services 4Q net income risesDec 20, 2012 9:05 am - Riverwoods-based Discover’s fourth-quarter net income rose 6 percent as more customers paid off credit card balances on time and it wrote off fewer unpaid balances. Cons...
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Solo rockers face higher death risk than bandsDec 20, 2012 9:00 am - LONDON — Rock'n' roll will never die — but it's a hazardous occupation. An academic study published Thursday confirms that rock and pop musicians are more likely to die ...
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Mike North video: DePaul basketball, 5 Years too late.Dec 20, 2012 9:00 am - Mike North knows Ray Meyer and Joey Meyer were part of the golden age for DePaul, but they have progressively tanked since then under Pat Kennedy, Bill Bradshaw and Jean...
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Buffalo Grove approves $80.7 million appropriations ordinanceDec 20, 2012 8:53 am - Buffalo Grove village trustees this week passed an $80.7 million appropriations ordinance for next year, setting a maximum amount of spending for the village that is wel...
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U.S. home sales jump to highest level in 3 yearsDec 20, 2012 8:31 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes jumped to their highest level in three years last month, bolstered by steady job gains and record-low mortgage rates...
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Measure of future US growth dips 0.2 percentDec 20, 2012 8:13 am - WASHINGTON — A measure of the U.S. economy designed to signal future activity fell in November, suggesting that growth could remain weak in the early part of next year. ...