All Stories from December 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Metra trains getting defibrillatorsDec 27, 2012 4:16 pm - The Metra commuter rail service is installing hundreds of portable, easy-to-use defibrillators on all of its trains, becoming only the second major transit system in the...
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Kankakee man dies in forklift accidentDec 27, 2012 4:16 pm - ST. ANNE, Ill. — A northeastern Illinois consignment auction worker has died after becoming trapped in a forklift. The Daily Journal in Kankakee reported that 21-year-ol...
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New Chicago high school grooms future lawyersDec 27, 2012 4:16 pm - The school principal has a law degree. There are field trips to law firms. And a biology class is inspired by the science of crime scene investigations. That’s part of t...
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San Jose State tops Bowling Green in Military BowlDec 27, 2012 4:00 pm - WASHINGTON — So what if San Jose State lost its coach before the Military Bowl. David Fales was still the quarterback, and that was plenty. The dart-throwing junior star...
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McElroy has concussion, Sanchez to start for JetsDec 27, 2012 3:58 pm - FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Rex Ryan stepped to the podium, looked out at the cameras and opened his news conference with a warning. “You’re not going to believe this one,” the...
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Deere, Warren edge Oak Park at Pontiac; Lakes 3-0 at JacobsDec 27, 2012 3:45 pm - Warren’s boys basketball team has had a history of success at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament. The Blue Devils got off to another good start Thursday, winning their opene...
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Police probe man’s death in DarienDec 27, 2012 3:19 pm - Darien police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered on a parkway, authorities said Thursday. The DuPage County state’s attorney’s office confir...
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Improved defense keys Benet victoryDec 27, 2012 3:04 pm - Benet boys basketball coach Gene Heidkamp didn’t even wait for the first question of his postgame media session to be finished. He knew exactly what won this game. “Bett...
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Law students charged in Vegas bird-beheading caseDec 27, 2012 3:03 pm - LAS VEGAS — Prosecutors filed charges Thursday against two University of California, Berkeley, law school students accused of decapitating an exotic bird at a Las Vegas ...
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With ‘Les Miz,’ a new kind of speech for HooperDec 27, 2012 2:59 pm - NEW YORK — Tom Hooper, the director of intimate character studies like the Oscar-winning “The King’s Speech,” the HBO miniseries “John Adams” and the TV drama “Longford,...