All Stories from January 2, 2013 (Change date)
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How suburban lawmakers split on fiscal cliff voteJan 02, 2013 11:03 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, part of the GOP leadership of the U.S. House, said insufficient federal spending cuts led him to split with Speaker John Boehner and vote against...
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Blackberry Twp. supervisor not running againJan 02, 2013 11:02 am - There will be a new supervisor in Blackberry Township come May, as Dave Richmond decided not to run again. Richmond said he is stepping away to concentrate more on his b...
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'Book of Mormon' extendedJan 02, 2013 11:00 am - There will be more baptisms and blasphemy to go around now that the second national tour of "The Book of Mormon" has extended its Chicago run at the Bank of America Thea...
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GOP chair urges support for same-sex marriageJan 02, 2013 10:55 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady of St. Charles is calling GOP lawmakers asking them to support a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage, he sa...
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Former Kane County Chronicle publisher Coleman diesJan 02, 2013 10:51 am - Roger F. Coleman, former publisher of the Kane County Chronicle, died Monday at his Kentucky home. He was 61. He had worked for the Kane County Chronicle and its predece...
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‘Doctor Who’ stamps to mark show’s 50th anniversaryJan 02, 2013 10:42 am - LONDON — Dr. Who — who usually uses a police box for travel — will be zooming through time and space on the edge of letters in 2013. Britain’s Royal Mail is marking the ...
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Bobby Womack diagnosed with Alzheimer’s diseaseJan 02, 2013 10:27 am - NEW YORK — Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member told the BBC in a recent interview the diagnosis comes after h...
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Oak Brook company acquires Michigan firmJan 02, 2013 10:22 am - An area dredging, demolition and remediation business is acquiring the assets of Michigan-based Terra Contracting LLC for about $20 million. The agreement was announced ...
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Governor seeks to overturn NCAA sanctions against PSUJan 02, 2013 10:21 am - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In a bold challenge to the NCAA’s powers, Pennsylvania’s governor claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports’ governing body overstepped its...
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Satisfying close-to-home trips are always in the budgetJan 02, 2013 10:04 am - Even though I have been to the wilds of Alaska, the Arctic, Manitoba and many other Canadian provinces, I still have closer-to-home angling opportunities to quench my th...