All Stories from December 28, 2012 (Change date)
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Nick Stahl arrested for investigation of lewd conductDec 28, 2012 12:27 pm - LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say actor Nick Stahl has been arrested on charges of investigation of lewd conduct. The 33-year-old “Terminator 3” star was arrested Th...
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U.S. pending home sales rise to highest in 2½ yearsDec 28, 2012 12:27 pm - WASHINGTON — A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes increased last month to its highest level in two and a half years, the latest sign of improvement i...
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Vernon Area Library offering a scholarshipDec 28, 2012 12:15 pm - The Friends of the Vernon Area Library is accepting applications for the $2,000 Allen Meyer Memorial Scholarship through March 1, 2013. The scholarship will be awarded t...
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BACOA and IDOT’s Yellow Dot program helps save livesDec 28, 2012 12:14 pm - The Barrington Area Council on Aging will be a distribution site for the Illinois Department of Transportation’s new Illinois Yellow Dot program. The program, recommend...
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McSweeney to start serving in House earlyDec 28, 2012 12:07 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Republican David McSweeney will start his Illinois House career several days early, after state Rep. Kent Gaffney resigned from his seat. McSweeney was ele...
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NHL makes new offer; lockout enters critical stageDec 28, 2012 12:03 pm - NEW YORK — The NHL made a new proposal to the players’ association, hoping to spark talks to end the long lockout and save the hockey season. Deputy commissioner Bill D...
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Trains carrying more oil across US amid boomDec 28, 2012 12:02 pm - BILLINGS, Mont. — Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse — the locomotive — to move their cr...
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Last ditch effort to avoid fiscal cliff under wayDec 28, 2012 12:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The end game at hand, the White House and Senate leaders made a final stab at compromise Friday night to prevent middle-class tax increases from taking effe...
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Stocks tumble as 'fiscal cliff' deadline nearsDec 28, 2012 12:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks fell for a fifth day on concern that Washington lawmakers will fail to reach a budget deal before a self-imposed year-end deadline. The five-day losing...
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Wheaton North makes tourney finalDec 28, 2012 12:00 pm - After a great first half Friday night, the Wheaton North players started to think how cool it would be to end a two-decades-plus drought and advance to the championship ...