All Stories from August 24, 2014 (Change date)
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Farmers' Almanac predicts another nasty winterAug 25, 2014 9:00 am - LEWISTON, Maine - The folks at the Farmers' Almanac can be forgiven for feeling smug: The 198-year-old publication correctly predicted the past nasty winter while federa...
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Unqualified contractor makes poor attic repairsAug 24, 2014 1:05 am - Q: I read your column in the Daily Herald each week and always find it interesting. We had bathroom vents incorrectly installed into the attic, rather than being vented ...
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Miles: Much different Cubs vibe in Epstein's 3rd yearAug 25, 2014 4:29 pm - We're well into Year 3 of the Theo Epstein experience with the Cubs. Maybe the light at the end of the tunnel to which Epstein referred isn't an oncoming freight train a...
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Rare, historic autos come to GenevaAug 25, 2014 4:56 am - More than 200 of the finest and rarest antique, classic and exotic automobiles from around the Midwest lined Third Street in Geneva on Sunday for the 10th annual Geneva ...
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Actor-director Richard Attenborough dies at 90Aug 25, 2014 2:24 pm - LONDON - Acclaimed actor and Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, whose film career on both sides of the camera spanned 60 years, has died. He was 90. The actor...
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Sale squanders lead, White Sox lose to Yanks in 10Aug 25, 2014 4:29 pm - NEW YORK - Chris Sale was in complete control at Yankee Stadium, all set to end Chicago's losing streak. And then the ball glanced off Dayan Viciedo's glove. Unable to o...
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Images from Wizard World Chicago Comic Con in RosemontAug 25, 2014 9:00 am - Images from Wizard World Chicago Comic Con in Rosemont Saturday. ...
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California winemakers cleaning up after quakeAug 25, 2014 8:54 am - NAPA, Calif. - Winemakers in California's storied Napa Valley woke up to thousands of broken bottles and barrels as a result of Sunday's earthquake. The earthquake could...
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Spring Lake Beach hours:Aug 24, 2014 5:12 pm - With the summer season coming to an end and the school season beginning, lifeguards are present at Spring Lake Beach in Lincolnshire only on weekends, the village said i...
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Wada's effort for Cubs much appreciatedAug 25, 2014 4:29 pm - Tsuyoshi Wada has made quite a statement since coming up to the Cubs from Class AAA Iowa. He made another big one Sunday, tossing 6⅓ innings of 1-hit, 1-run ball as the ...