All Stories from January 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Harper teacher’s butterfly trick goes globalJan 08, 2013 1:26 pm - A Harper College course that challenges its students to reinvent used items has spawned a magic trick that’s gone global. The trick, which gives new life to a faux butte...
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Hanover Township accepting nominations for community service awardsJan 08, 2013 1:24 pm - Nominations for the 2013 “Hanover Township Supervisor’s Annual Community Service Awards” program are now being accepted. Recipients are selected by a committee of volunt...
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Fire destroys vacant barn in Barrington areaJan 08, 2013 1:20 pm - No injuries were reported during a barn fire Tuesday afternoon on a vacant resident watchman property in the Cook County Forest Preserve District on Penny Road west of O...
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Charewicz acting Des Plaines mayorJan 08, 2013 1:16 pm - Michael Charewicz, Des Plaines 8th Ward alderman, will be acting mayor at least until Feb. 4 when the city council will vote again, aldermen decided Monday night. Charew...
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AT&T: 10 million smartphones sold in 4QJan 08, 2013 1:03 pm - DALLAS — AT&T says it sold more than 10 million smartphones in the last three months of 2012, topping its previous record of 9.4 million set in the same period a year ea...
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Dist. 15 to hold Jan. 26 forum on late start proposalJan 08, 2013 1:01 pm - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 will hold a forum from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, to discuss a proposal that would push back school start times by 40 minut...
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Japan Airlines jet leaks fuel in BostonJan 08, 2013 12:59 pm - BOSTON — Officials at Boston’s Logan International Airport say crews have contained a fuel leak from an outbound Japan Airlines flight to Tokyo in the second incident in...
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Gadget Watch: Pen makes old monitors touch-readyJan 08, 2013 12:53 pm - LAS VEGAS — Many people who have tried Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system without a touch screen have hated it because of the inability to use touch and swipe co...
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Chicken with Ginger, Broccoli and GrapefruitJan 08, 2013 12:28 pm - 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 piece (2 inch by 10 inch) fresh ginger, cut into matchstick strips 1 pound boneless chicken breasts cut crosswise into ½-inch strips 3 cups br...
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Basketball, races, DJ at kids’ Sports NightJan 08, 2013 12:27 pm - Schaumburg Park District’s Sport Center, 1141 W. Irving Park Road, will host the Fourth- to Sixth-Grade Sports Night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. Participants...