All Stories from December 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams Broadway-boundDec 25, 2012 4:25 pm - NEW YORK — Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams and Condola Rashad will be joining Cicely Tyson on “The Trip to Bountiful.” Producers said Thursday that the trio have sign...
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Cook County poor farm to be preservedDec 25, 2012 4:22 pm - Imagine strolling through a wooded acreage once called home by early 20th-century occupants of a poor farm and patients of a tuberculosis infirmary. Imagine learning the...
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Jackson asks inmates to help end gun violenceDec 25, 2012 4:22 pm - The Rev. Jesse Jackson advocated anti-violence and gun control Tuesday during his traditional Christmas Day sermon at a Chicago jail, where he challenged inmates to help...
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Quinn says there is ‘ample time’ for pension dealDec 25, 2012 4:22 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says lawmakers should have plenty of time to deal with pension reform and other major issues during a shortened lame-duck session. Legislators are schedul...
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Cold contributed to man’s deathDec 25, 2012 4:21 pm - Authorities say exposure to cold weather contributed to the death of a Chicago man found in Skokie. The Cook County medical examiner says an autopsy showed that 53-year-...
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Omer Asik lights up former team, the BullsDec 25, 2012 4:00 pm - Omer Asik is one of the few, maybe the only player in the NBA, who takes the time to blow dry his hair after a game. On Tuesday, after playing his best game as a pro aga...
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Jessica Simpson confirms pregnancy rumors via TwitterDec 25, 2012 4:00 pm - NEW YORK — Jessica Simpson’s daughter has the news all spelled out: “Big Sis.” Simpson on Tuesday tweeted a photo of her baby daughter Maxwell playing in the sand, the w...
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Durning, Klugman: 2 actors we loved knowingDec 25, 2012 3:57 pm - NEW YORK — What a couple of mugs, sporting less-than-perfect physiques in the bargain. But was there anything lovelier than Jack Klugman or Charles Durning doing what th...
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Stakes couldn’t be higher for Smith, CutlerDec 25, 2012 3:17 pm - Earlier in the week Lovie Smith perfectly summed up the situation heading into Week 17. “This time of year you want to be in it,” the Bears’ coach said. “You want to be ...
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Some urge Boehner to let Democrats pass fiscal cliff billDec 25, 2012 2:34 pm - WASHINGTON — In case the public weren’t frustrated enough over Congress’ failure to resolve the “fiscal cliff,” consider this: lawmakers probably could enact a compromis...