All Stories from February 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Grainger January sales up 8 percentFeb 12, 2013 8:19 am - Mettawa-based W.W. Grainger reported January sales increased 8 percent over the same period last year, the company said in a release. The increase was a result of a 3 p...
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Boyd, Elk Grove power past Downers SouthFeb 12, 2013 8:13 am - Elk Grove’s girls basketball team will get one more game on its home court this season. Coach Kathie Swanson’s Grenadiers received a game-high 24 points from senior forw...
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Pacini, Prospect draw the line against BarringtonFeb 12, 2013 8:12 am - With the game on the line, Prospect’s Marissa Pacini went to the line. The 5-foot-8 junior guard/forward converted 1 of 2 free throws with 9.7 seconds left, and that was...
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Fremd finds the range, bounces BGFeb 12, 2013 8:10 am - Buffalo Grove’s girls basketball team was providing Mid-Suburban League champion Fremd a formidable battle throughout the first half Tuesday night. The Bison trailed 19-...
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TIMELINE: North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weaponsFeb 12, 2013 8:02 am - North Korea conducted its third nuclear test Tuesday, the latest step in a years-long effort to develop nuclear weapons. Experts believe the country remains far from hav...
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$600,000 settlement planned over Grant's rebate flapFeb 12, 2013 8:00 am - Customers of Grant's Appliances and other Grant stores who never received their promised $500 rebates could get a check by June after getting a letter in the mail this w...
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Volunteers needed for Big Ten tournamentFeb 12, 2013 8:00 am - Volunteers are needed for the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, which is taking place March 7-10 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. Positions include ush...
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North Korea conducts third controversial nuke testFeb 12, 2013 7:49 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its ...
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Retiring pope faces uncharted territoryFeb 12, 2013 7:49 am - VATICAN CITY — For months, construction crews have been renovating a four-story building attached to a monastery on the northern edge of the Vatican gardens where nuns w...
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Obama to announce 34K troops to be home in 1 yearFeb 12, 2013 7:49 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address that 34,000 U.S. troops will be home from Afghanistan within a year, two people famil...