All Stories from December 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Artist's work benefits Wheeling food pantryDec 31, 2012 9:00 am - Artist Joseph A. Burlini typically creates large, outdoor sculpture pieces that can be seen at locations around the country, including the Pentagon and the Chicago Botan...
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DuPage museum’s bash features bubbles instead of bubblyDec 31, 2012 8:58 am - For hundreds of children dancing Monday inside North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville, it didn’t matter that the stroke of midnight was 12 hours away. ...
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Maine man accused of killing tenants due in courtDec 31, 2012 8:40 am - PORTLAND, Maine — A 74-year-old Maine man was scheduled to appear in court Monday to face charges in the shooting deaths of two of his tenants after a possible dispute o...
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‘Fiscal cliff,’ ‘spoiler alert’ make list of overused wordsDec 31, 2012 8:35 am - DETROIT — Spoiler alert: This story contains words and phrases that some people want to ban from the English language. “Spoiler alert” is among them. So are “kick the ca...
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Springfield’s teen tanning ban begins TuesdayDec 31, 2012 8:27 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A Springfield ordinance that bans people younger than 18 from commercial tanning beds goes into effect Tuesday. The (Springfield) State Journal-Regis...
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New Bears regime sends Lovie Smith packingDec 31, 2012 8:00 am - Lovie Smith lost the fans, the front office and, on Monday morning, his job as head coach of the Chicago Bears. But he never lost the allegiance of his players. It took...
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Moylan steps down as Des Plaines mayorDec 31, 2012 8:00 am - Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan resigned Monday night, but the special meeting he called so aldermen could name an acting mayor was not held because only two aldermen att...
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Keg sales discussion on tap in LombardDec 31, 2012 7:59 am - The Rock Bottom Brewery in Lombard is the only one of 37 locations across the nation not allowed to sell kegs of its house-brewed beer, but that could change as soon as ...
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South Africa: Mandela convalesces, legacy secureDec 31, 2012 7:57 am - JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s agonizing past swept over Alex McLaren, who stepped into sunlight with tears in his eyes after a tour of the Apartheid Museum, an unsparing...
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Blasts aimed at Iraqi Shiites, police kill 23Dec 31, 2012 7:56 am - BAGHDAD — Insurgents launched a wave of attacks across Iraq on Monday, primarily targeting Shiite communities and pilgrims and killing at least 23 people, officials said...